King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: Head of state, Saudi Arabia
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the head of state of Saudi Arabia, listed by the United Nations as “King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”.
Posts held
- King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (head of state), Saudi Arabia. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Saudi Arabia (regions, cities).
Above that, Saudi Arabia is a member of:
- Gulf Cooperation Council level 7
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Saudi Arabia
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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