King of Saudi Arabia

Styles of
**The King of Saudi Arabia**
Styles of; The King of Saudi Arabia
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

King of Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
	Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
	Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; since 23 January 2015
Details
Style	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (formal) ; or; His Majesty (diplomatic relations)
Heir presumptive	Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
First monarch	King Abdulaziz Al Saud
Formation	23 September 1932
Residence	Al Yamamah Palace; (Riyadh) ; Al Salam Palace; (Jeddah)
Website	https://houseofsaud.com/

The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), is the monarch and head of state/government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud.^[1] The king is the supreme commander-in-chief of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces and the head of the Saudi national honors system. The king is called the "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), a title that signifies Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina. The title has been used many times through the history of Islam. The first Saudi king to use the title was Faisal; however, King Khalid did not use the title after him. In 1986, King Fahd replaced "His Majesty" with the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and it has been since used by both King Abdullah and King Salman.^[2] The king has been named the most powerful and influential Muslim and Arab leader in the world according to the Muslim 500.^[3]