All the recent Saudi kings have been the sons of one man:
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Not only washe the founder of the royal house, Abdulaziz was also the progenitor of it. Marrying more than 20 times and producing around 45 sons, Abdulaziz’s descendants now number in the thousands, although the inner circle of power is considerably smaller. It is from within that elite that the Saudi kings have been chosen, with a crown prince moving into line when a monarch dies.
new King Salman (who will doubtles be called a 'reformer' when he dies too, by the BBC) appears to eb the last living son.