Abstract
Abdullah bin 'Abd al-'Aziz (1924–2015) was an unlikely contender for the Saudi throne. His kinship ties within the royal family were weak. Yet he rose to power, finally becoming king in 2005. His main instrument was the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), which he took over in 1963, transforming it into a personal power base and a cornerstone of regime security. This book offers the first comprehensive history of SANG, using Abdullah's little-studied trajectory to illuminate how power functions in Saudi Arabia.
| Original language | American English |
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| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781503630918 |
| State | Accepted/In press - 2026 |
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