Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin

Ibn Saud's family (then known as the Al Muqrin) traced its descent to the Banu Hanifa tribes but, despite popular misconceptions, Muhammad bin Saud was neither a nomadic Bedouin nor a tribal leader. Rather, he was the ruler (emir) of the town of Diriyah near modern-day Riyadh.{{cite journal|author=T. R. McHale|title=A Prospect of Saudi Arabia ==Early life==

Muhammad bin Saud was born in Diriyah in 1687.{{cite web|author=Said Mahmud Najm AI Amiri|title=The Emergence of Al Wahhabiyyah Movement and its Historical Roots|url=https://fas.org/irp/eprint/iraqi/wahhabi.pdf|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|access-date=29 April 2021 ==Reign==

Muhammad bin Saud became local emir of Diriyah in 1727. The initial power base was the town of Diriyah where he met Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab, who asked for protection. ==Personal life and death==

Ibn Saud's wife was Moudi bint Abi Wahtan Al Kathir who was instrumental in his meeting with Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab.{{cite thesis|author=Parvaiz Ahmad Khanday|title=A Critical Analysis of the Religio-Political Conditions of Modern Saudi Arabia|degree=PhD|year=2009 Muhammad bin Saud dressed in a plain way and, unlike those of the Mamluk and Ottoman rulers, his armaments were not decorated.{{cite thesis|author=Mohamed Mohamed El Amrousi|title=Beyond Muslim space: Jeddah, Muscat, Aden and Port Said ==Legacy==

As the head of a forerunner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University is named after him. ==References==