Abdullah bin Jiluwi Al Saud

Abdullah bin Jiluwi bin Turki Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن جلوي بن تركي آل سعود‎) (alternative spelling: Abdullah bin Jalawi (Arabic: عبد الله بن جلوي‎; 1870–1938) was one of the early Saudi governors.[1]

Abdullah bin Jiluwi Al Saud
Governor of the Eastern Province
In office1913 – 1938
SuccessorSaud bin Abdullah
MonarchAbdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Born1870
Died1938(1938-00-00) (aged 67–68)
Issue
List
    • Fahd
    • Saud
    • Muhammad
    • Nasir
    • Abdulaziz
    • Saad
    • Abdul Muhsin
    • twenty others
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherJiluwi bin Turki

Biography

Abdullah bin Jiluwi was born in 1870.[1] He was the grandson of the founder of the Second Saudi State, Turki bin Abdallah, and a paternal first cousin once removed and a close companion of King Abdulaziz, founder of the modern Saudi Arabia.[2]

He accompanied Abdul Rahman bin Faisal in exile to Kuwait after the family's retreat from the capital at Riyadh.[3] Abdullah bin Jiluwi was a principal supporter in the raid on the Masmak Castle on 15 January 1902 which resulted in the recovery of Riyadh by Abdulaziz.[4][5] He killed Ajlan, the Rashidi governor, and saved the life of Abdulaziz in the battle for the fortress.[6] In addition, he was Abdulaziz's deputy commander and assisted him in capturing the Eastern Province in 1913.[7][8]

As the Saudi state was founded and consolidated, Abdullah bin Jiluwi was first appointed governor of Al Ahsa[9] and then governor of the Qassim province.[10] During his post as the governor of Al Ahsa Abdullah bin Jiluwi had clashes with Ikhwan due to their moral vigilantism which he considered a serious threat to the order.[11] Then he was transferred to the Eastern province or the Hasa province, name of the region at that period.[12] Because Abdullah bin Jiluwi could not claim to the succession and Ibn Saud's sons were not old enough to assume this responsibility.[13] However, Abdullah was the second powerful member of the Al Sauds during this time after the King himself.[10]

The province was ruled sternly and became almost a semi-independent family fiefdom. Abdullah's son Saud succeeded as governor upon his death in 1938. Saud bin Abdullah served as the governor from 1938 to 1967.[13] Next, his another son Abdul Muhsin bin Abdullah Al Jiluwi served as the governor of the province from 1967 to 1985 until Prince Muhammed bin Fahd replaced him in the post.[13][14]

Death and personal life

Abdullah bin Jiluwi died in 1938[9] and one of his spouses, Wasmiyah Al Damir, married King Abdulaziz. They had no child from this marriage.[15] Abdullah's eldest son, Fahd, was killed by the Ajman tribe in May 1929 following the murder of Dhaydan bin Hithlain, Ajman tribe leader.[16][17]

References
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  4. Lawrence Paul Goldrup (1971). Saudi Arabia 1902 - 1932: The Development of a Wahhabi Society (PhD thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 25. ProQuest 302463650. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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  8. Talal Sha'yfan Muslat Al Azma (1999). The role of the Ikhwan under 'Abdul'Aziz Al Sa'ud 1916-1934 (PDF) (PhD thesis). Durham University. p. 63. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. Toby Matthiesen (2015). "Centre–periphery relations and the emergence of a public sphere in Saudi Arabia: The municipal elections in the Eastern Province, 1954–1960". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 42 (3): 320–338. doi:10.1080/13530194.2014.947242. S2CID 143821878.
  10. Mohammad Zaid Al Kahtani (December 2004). The Foreign Policy of King Abdulaziz (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  11. David Commins (2006). The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. London: I. B. Tauris. p. 75. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1010.4254.
  12. Ghassane Salameh; Vivian Steir (October 1980). "Political Power and the Saudi State". MERIP (91): 5–22. doi:10.2307/3010946. JSTOR 3010946.
  13. Michael Herb (1999). All in the family. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-7914-4168-7.
  14. Peter J. Chelkowski; Robert J. Pranger (1988). Ideology and Power in the Middle East: Studies in Honor of George Lenczowski. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822381508.
  15. "Wasmiyah Al Damir Biography". Datarabia. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  16. Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 40. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. Hassan S. Abedin. Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Great Game in Arabia, 1896-1946 (PDF) (PhD thesis). King's College London. p. 193. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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