The bin Laden family maintains close relations with this family, which maintains control of a state that adheres to an ultra-strict interpretation of Islam called Wahhabism.
An influential group of brothers all born of this family's patriarch are collectively known as the Sudairi Seven. At the Battle of Sabilla, a member of this family crushed a revolt of the Ikhwan, religious militia who had earlier propelled that man into power. This family's authority was challenged in 1979 by a group led by Juhayman al-Otaybi. The bin Laden family maintains close relations with this family, which maintains control of a state that adheres to an ultra-strict interpretation of Islam called Wahhabism. The currently-reigning member of this royal family is King Salman. For 10 points, name this family whose members rule an oil-rich Middle Eastern kingdom containing Medina and Mecca.
An influential group of brothers all born of this family's patriarch are collectively known as the Sudairi Seven.
House of Saud [or Saudi royal family]