The explorer, not the playwright, William Shakespear served as an advisor to this ruler until Shakespear's death at the Battle of Jarrab. St John Philby, the father of traitorous douchebag Kim Philby, advised this man in his dealings with SoCal and SOCONY. This man's older sister Noura was responsible for introducing the telephone to his nation by telling the religious authorities that it wasn't actually a tool of the devil. This man's successor is the namesake of the third largest city in Pakistan. This man had a meeting with FDR onboard the USS Quincy, and he signed a treaty with Sir Percy Cox allowing British sovereignty over the Trucial states, called the Treaty of (*) Darin. This one-time leader of the Ikhwan and father of Faisal conquered the Najd and the Hejaz before going on to throw the Hashemites out of Mecca. For 10 points, nam
The explorer, not the playwright, William Shakespear served as an advisor to this ruler until Shakespear's death at the Battle of Jarrab. St John Philby, the father of traitorous douchebag Kim Philby, advised this man in his dealings with SoCal and SOCONY. This man's older sister Noura was responsible for introducing the telephone to his nation by telling the religious authorities that it wasn't actually a tool of the devil. This man's successor is the namesake of the third largest city in Pakistan. This man had a meeting with FDR onboard the USS Quincy, and he signed a treaty with Sir Percy Cox allowing British sovereignty over the Trucial states, called the Treaty of (*) Darin. This one-time leader of the Ikhwan and father of Faisal conquered the Najd and the Hejaz before going on to throw the Hashemites out of Mecca. For 10 points, name this first monarch of Saudi Arabia.
The explorer, not the playwright, William Shakespear served as an advisor to this ruler until Shakespear's death at the Battle of Jarrab.
{Ibn Saud} [or {Abdulaziz}]