Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi

Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi (died 1910) was a Saudi royal. She was a member of the Al Sudairi family and the wife of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal who was the last ruler of the Second Saudi State. Sara was the mother of King Abdulaziz or Ibn Saud who was the founder of Saudi Arabia.[1][2]

Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
BornAl Hasa
Died1910
Riyadh
Burial
Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
SpouseAbdullah bin Hamad bin Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
IssueFaisal
Noura
Abdulaziz
Bazza
Haya
Saad
Full name
Sarah bint Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi
HouseHouse of Saud (by marriage)
FatherAhmed bin Muhammad bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi
MotherHessa bint Muhanna bin Saleh Al Nuwairan

Biography

Sara bint Ahmed was a member of the Al Sudairi family who are part of the Dawasir tribe[3] settled in Al Ghat that is an oasis town located in central Arabia nearly 250 kilometers northwest of Riyadh.[4]

Her mother was Hessa bint Muhanna bin Saleh Al Nuwairan.[5] The father of Sara was Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi who was nicknamed Ahmed Al Kabeer (The Great).[6] He was assigned by Faisal bin Turki, the ruler of the Second Saudi State, to different regions as an administrator, including Al Ahsa where Sara was born.[6] He also served in Al Ghat and Buraimi, and died in 1860.[7]

Sara had six brothers, Muhammad, Turki, Abdul Mohsen, Abdulaziz, Saad, and Abdul Rahman, and two sisters, Falwa who married Muhammad bin Faisal bin Turki and Noura who was the spouse of Jiluwi bin Turki bin Abdullah.[6] Noura bint Ahmed was the paternal grandmother of Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi who was the mother of King Khalid and Prince Muhammad.[8]

Sara's first husband, Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdul Jabbar, died, and they did not have any child.[9] Then she married to Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.[4] Her children from this second marriage were Faisal, Noura, Abdulaziz, Bazza, Haya and Saad.[10] She accompanied her husband and children when they were forced to leave Riyadh.[9]

Sara was a tall woman like her son, Abdulaziz.[9] She died in Riyadh in the late 1910.[9][10][11] However, there is another report giving her death year as 1908.[4] She was buried in Al Oud cemetery in Riyadh.[9]

Ancestry

References
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  2. Brian Lees (2006). "The Al Saud family and the future of Saudi Arabia". Asian Affairs. 37 (1): 45.
  3. Mordechai Abir (April 1987). "The Consolidation of the Ruling Class and the New Elites in Saudi Arabia". Middle Eastern Studies. 23 (2): 150–171. doi:10.1080/00263208708700697. JSTOR 4283169.
  4. Nadav Samin (2015). "4. Marriage and Lineal Authentication". Of Sand or Soil: Genealogy and Tribal Belonging in Saudi Arabia. Princeton University Press. p. 118.
  5. "نورة بنت عبد الرحمن.. السيدة السعودية الأولى". Al Bayan (in Arabic). 24 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. Abdullah Al Madani (17 May 2020). "نورة بنت عبدالرحمن.. السيدة الأولى". Elaph (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. Khalid Abdullah Krairi (October 2016). "John Philby and his political roles in the Arabian Peninsula, 1917-1953" (PhD Thesis). University of Birmingham. p. 396. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. Yousef Othman Al Huzaim. An Exceptional Woman Wife of a King. Darussalam Publishers. p. 7. GGKEY:D6ZEE3WS95S.
  9. "سارة بنت أحمد (الكبير) بن محمد السديري". Great Sciences (in Arabic). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. "Noura bint Abdul Rahman.. Adviser to the King and the Secrets Portfolio". Saudi 24 News. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. Khaled ibn Abdul Rahman Al Jeraisy. "King Abdulaziz' Noble Character" (PDF). Islam House. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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