Ibn saud the desert warrior who created the kingdom of saudi arabia amazonde bray barbara darlow michael fremdsprachige bucher. Saudi arabia the country ibn saud created is a staunch ally of the west but it is also the birthplace of osama bin laden and fifteen of the nineteen 9 11 hijackers sauds kingdom as it now stands has survived the vicissitudes of time and become an invaluable player on the worlds political stage. Hailing from the inhospitable desert of arab peninsula ibn saud was the founder of kingdom of saudi arabia a hardy warrior astute statesman and shrewd politician he managed to cater to the traditionalist wahhabists while understanding the need to modernise the country and the futility of standing against any kind of progress beginning with fighting tribal bedouin feuds ibn saud ended up as a masterful puppet master playing between the interests of foreign powers first . The ultimate biography of the warrior politician who founded saudi arabia in 1932 and created one of the worlds most powerful nations ibn saud grew to manhood living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad a life that had changed little since the days of abraham equipped with immense physical courage he fought and won often with weapons and tactics not unlike those employed by the ancient assyrians a series of astonishing military victories over a succession of enemies much