What is King of Saudi Arabia?
{{Infobox monarchy | royal_title = King | realm = Saudi Arabia | native_name = {{lang|ar|ملك المملكة العربية السعودية}} | coatofarms = Royal_Standard_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg{{!}}border | coatofarms_article = Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia | type = Saudi Arabian | image = Salman of Saudi Arabia - 2020 (49563590728) (cropped).jpg | incumbent = [[Salman bin Abdulaziz]] | incumbentsince = 23 January 2015 | heir_apparent = [[Mohammed bin Salman]] | first_monarch = [[Ibn Saud]] | date = 23 September 1932 | residence = Al-Yamamah Palace | style = [[Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques]] (formal) <br> or <br> [[Majesty|His Majesty]] (diplomatic relations) }} The '''King of Saudi Arabia''' is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Saudi Arabia]]. He serves as the head of the Saudi monarchy &mdash; House of Saud. The King is called the '''Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques''' ({{lang|ar|خادم الحرمين الشريفين}}). The title, means Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al Haram in [[Mecca]] and [[Masjid al-Nabawi]] in [[Medina]], replaced [[Majesty|His Majesty]] ({{lang|ar|صاحب الجلالة}}) in 1986. Their royal palace is the [[King’s Palace, Riyadh|King’s Palace]] in [[Riyadh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hottnez.com/kings-of-the-world-rich-living-monarchs-and-their-royal-residences/ |title=Kings of the World – Rich Living Monarchs and their Royal Residences |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-date=2016-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113071844/http://www.hottnez.com/kings-of-the-world-rich-living-monarchs-and-their-royal-residences |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 23 January 2015, the current king of Saudi Arabia is [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman]]. ==Kings of Saudi Arabia (present)== [[File:Flag of Al Saud dynasty.svg|thumb|Flag of the Al Saud dynasty]] This is a '''list of rulers of [[Saudi Arabia]]''', a kingdom on the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. ===Sheikhdom of Diriyah=== {{main|Sheikhdom of Diriyah}} * 1446–1727