Countries / Asia
SAU
Elections in Saudi Arabia
islamic theocracy
Next election
date to be confirmed
SB
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud live
Head of state & government
In office since
23 January 2015
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
islamic theocracy
Capital
Riyadh
Population
33 000 000
Country facts
Legislature
Government of Saudi Arabia
Established
1727
Currency
Saudi riyal
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Riyadh
Region
Asia
Area
2,250,000 km2
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2015 - Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
peaceful - no coup recorded
2005 - Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
peaceful - no coup recorded
1982 - Khalid of Saudi Arabia Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
peaceful - no coup recorded
1975 - King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Khalid of Saudi Arabia
peaceful - no coup recorded
1964 - Saud of Saudi Arabia King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
peaceful - no coup recorded
1953 - Ibn Saud Saud of Saudi Arabia
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.