Ibn Saud [SEP] noble family
in 1922, then conquered the Hejaz in 1925. He extended his dominions into what later became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932. As King, he presided over the discovery of petroleum in Saudi Arabia in 1938 and the beginning of large-scale oil production after World War II. He fathered many children, including 45 sons, and all of the subsequent kings of Saudi Arabia.
Early life and family origins.
Ibn Saud was born on 15 January 1875 in Riyadh in the region of Najd in central Arabia
Sharif
Sharif (also transliterated Shareef, Sherif, Shareef, Alsharif, Alshareef ( '), or Chérif (Darija: Chorfa)) is a traditional Arabic title. The origin of the word is an adjective meaning "noble", "highborn". The feminine singular is sharifa(h) or shareefa(h) ( '). The masculine plural is Ashraf ( "").
From 1201 until 1925, when the Hejaz was conquered by Ibn Saud, this family (the descendants of Hasan ibn Ali) held the office