
King Salman bin Abdulaziz directed that a mosque to be built north of Riyadh on an area of 88,000 square meters on King Abdulaziz Road be named after the founder of the Kingdom, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, based on the proposal of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in order to consolidate the legacy of monotheism and the founding king’s interest in building mosques.
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King Salman directed that a new mosque north of Riyadh be named after King Abdulaziz in honor of the founder of the state and his history of building mosques.
On Friday evening, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directed a mosque to be built in the north of the city of Riyadh to be named after the founder of the Kingdom, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and to allocate land with an area of 88,000 square meters along King Abdulaziz Road to establish the mosque.
The Saudi King’s directive comes based on what was presented by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, according to what was reported by the Saudi “SPA” news agency.
Naming the mosque after King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud comes to consolidate his national legacy, the historical achievement he made in unifying the Kingdom, and his interest in building mosques and mosques in all regions of the Kingdom.
For its part, the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars confirmed that the Saudi King’s directive expresses the care that the Houses of God - most notably the two holy deprivations - have received from the wise leadership throughout its history since its founding by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman.
The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars said in a statement, “The directive is a fulfillment of its historical achievement in establishing this lofty nation, building its entity, and its great care for the houses of God, and for everything that serves this true religion and the dear homeland,” according to SPA.

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