Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani

Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani
Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Other names	Khalid Al Hud
Years active	1930s
Known for	Advisor of King Abdulaziz

Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani, also known as Khalid Al Hud, was one of the most influential advisors of King Abdulaziz, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, during the 1930s.[1]

Biography

Khalid Al Hud was a Libyan.[1] He was part of the eight-member political committee at the Saudi royal court.[2] He was sent to Germany as an emissary of the King to negotiate the arm sales in 1939.[3] He first met with Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi's foreign minister, on 8 June.[4][5] During the meeting Khalid Al Hud asked the Germans to establish a small rifle and munitions factory in Saudi Arabia and to sell the armoured cars and anti-aircraft weapons to strengthen the Kingdom's defense.[5] Then on 17 June he met with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden, Germany.[4][6] He submitted a personal letter from King Abdulaziz to Hitler who stated in the meeting that Nazi Germany would be pleased to have good relations with Saudi Arabia due to the fact that both states had the same opponents, Jewish people.[5] Khalid Al Hud's mission was success in that the Germans agreed to provide weapons that Saudi Arabia requested.[5] However, any agreement was signed and therefore, the mission was not materialized partly due to the outbreak of World War II on 3 September 1939.[5][7]

Khalid Al Hud was father-in-law of Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, an Egyptian diplomat.[8]

References

Fahd Abdullah Al Semmari (1989). Saudi Arabian-German political and economic relations 1926-1939 (PhD thesis). University of California, Riverside. p. 25.
Madawi Al Rasheed (2010). A History of Saudi Arabia (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 83. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511993510. ISBN 978-0-5217-4754-7.
Taysair Jadoow Alwosh (2020). "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the German strategy 1932-1939" (PDF). Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology. XII (IV): 4668. ISSN 1006-7930.
Francis R. Nicosia (2014). Nazi Germany and the Arab World. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781107589674.005. ISBN 978-1107664814.
Shafi Aldamer (2001). Saudi British relations, 1939-1953 (PhD thesis). Durham University. p. 54.
"Power Politics: Semitic Friends". Time Magazine. 3 July 1939. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Basheer M. Nafi (Spring 1997). "The Arabs and the Axis: 1933-1940". Arab Studies Quarterly. 19 (2): 8. JSTOR 41858205.
"Leading personalities in Egypt (British diplomatic document)" (PDF). Nasser Library. 8 October 1946. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2021.

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[haals-1] Fahd Abdullah Al Semmari (1989). Saudi Arabian-German political and economic relations 1926-1939 (PhD thesis). University of California, Riverside. p. 25.

[2] Madawi Al Rasheed (2010). A History of Saudi Arabia (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 83. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511993510. ISBN 978-0-5217-4754-7.

[3] Taysair Jadoow Alwosh (2020). "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the German strategy 1932-1939" (PDF). Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology. XII (IV): 4668. ISSN 1006-7930.

[frn-4] Francis R. Nicosia (2014). Nazi Germany and the Arab World. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781107589674.005. ISBN 978-1107664814.

[sald-5] Shafi Aldamer (2001). Saudi British relations, 1939-1953 (PhD thesis). Durham University. p. 54.

[6] "Power Politics: Semitic Friends". Time Magazine. 3 July 1939. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[7] Basheer M. Nafi (Spring 1997). "The Arabs and the Axis: 1933-1940". Arab Studies Quarterly. 19 (2): 8. JSTOR 41858205.

[8] "Leading personalities in Egypt (British diplomatic document)" (PDF). Nasser Library. 8 October 1946. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2021.