<Tr> <Th> Father </Th> <Td> Ibn Saud </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mother </Th> <Td> Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi </Td> </Tr> <P> Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود ‎ Salmān ibn' Abd al -' Azīz Āl Sa'ūd Arabic pronunciation: (sæɫmæːn ibˈn ʕabˈduɫ ʕaziːz æːɫ saʕuːd); born 31 December 1935) is a Saudi Arabian politician and royal statesman who has been King of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and head of the House of Saud since 2015 . </P> <P> He was the Deputy Governor and later the Governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011 . He was then appointed Minister of Defense . He was also named the Crown Prince in 2012 following the death of his brother Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud . Salman was crowned as the new King of Saudi Arabia on 23 January 2015 following the death of his half - brother, King Abdullah . </P>

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