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Ibn Hajar’s family originated in the district of Qabis in Tunisia. Some members of his family had settled in Ashqelon (or Ashkelon or ʿAsqalān), Palestine, which they left again when faced with the Crusader threat.

He was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1372 CE (773 Hijri) during the rule of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. His father, Nur al-Din 'Ali, was a Shafi‘i scholar and a poet. When Ibn Hajar died, an estimated 50,000 people attended his funeral in Cairo, including Sultan Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq (1373-1453 CE) and Caliph of Cairo Al-Mustakfi II (r. 1441-1451 CE).

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One of King Saud’s greatest successes was the development of education – under his rule many schools were established in the Kingdom, including its first institute of higher education, King Saud University, in 1957.

A fierce struggle between Abd al-Aziz’s two eldest sons, Saud and Faisal, erupted soon after his death. After a period of internal conflict in Saudi Arabia between the two brothers, he was replaced by his brother Faisal. He was forced into exile in Geneva, Switzerland, and then on to other cities throughout Europe. He died in Athens, Greece in 1969.