List of Saudi Arabian flags

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The following is a list of Flags used in Saudi Arabia. For more information about the national flag, see the Flag of Saudi Arabia.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1973–present Flag of Saudi Arabia A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Vertical Flag of Saudi Arabia

Royal flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1973–present Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the golden royal emblem on the fly side.[7]
Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) A green field with the golden royal emblem in the center.
Royal Flag of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left with the royal emblem on the fly side.
Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) A green field with the silver royal emblem in the center.
1938–1953 Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords.
Royal Banner of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 12:25) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and 4 sestiere on the fly.
Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords.
1953–1964 Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3)
Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1)
1964–1973 Royal Flag of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 2:3) A green field with the Shahada written in the Thuluth script in white above 2 crossed swords and a golden leaf border.
Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. (Ratio: 1:1) A Green Field with the royal emblem in the center and a golden leaf border.

Ministry flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1926–present Flag of The Ministry of Interior

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1973–present Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (obverse) [8][9]
Civil Ensign of Saudi Arabia (reverse)
Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army
War Flag of The Royal Saudi Arabian Army
Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces Command
Flag of The Airborne Units and Special Security Forces
Flag of The Saudi Artillery Corps
Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps Command
Flag of The Saudi Armored Corps
1920–present Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia (with seal)
Air Force Ensign of Saudi Arabia
1960–present Flag of The Royal Saudi Navy
Naval Ensign of The Royal Saudi Navy
1973–present Flag of The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces
Flag of The Saudi Special Security Forces

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
632–661 The red standard that used by Amr ibn al-As and later by the Kharijites A simple red field
The Ansars flag
The Quraysh flag
The Quraysh second flag
The Quraysh third flag
The Taym tribe flag
The Thaqif tribe flag
The Hawazin tribe flag
The Shayban tribe flag
The Muharib tribe flag
The Ghani & Bahila tribe flag
The Tayy tribe flag
The Kinanah tribe flag
The Kalb tribe flag
The Nukha tribe flag
The Ju'fa tribe flag
The Judham tribe flag
The Hudhayl tribe flag
The Hamdan tribe flag
The Dhuhal tribe flag
The 'Akk tribe flag
The first Ajal tribe flag
The second Ajal tribe flag
The Khuza'a tribe flag
The Yashkur tribe flag
The Hanzala tribe flag
The Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat tribe flag
The Kindah tribe flag
The Bajila tribe flag
The Khath'am tribe flag
The first Taghlib tribe flag
The second Taghlib tribe flag
The Sulaym tribe flag
The Quda'ah tribe flag
622–632 White was the dynastic color of the Umayyad Caliphate and of the Fatimid Caliphate as well as the standard flag of the Prophet Muhammad[10] A white field.
661–750
909–1171
622–632 Black flag of the Abbasid Caliphate and as well the flag of the Prophet Muhammad[10] A black field.
750–1258
1261–1517
1171–1260/1341 Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt A simple golden field.
1174–1193 Saladin's personal standard A golden field with a red double-headed eagle in the center.[11]
1250–1517 Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt A golden field with a white crescent moon off-centered toward the hoist.
1517–1793 Flag of the Ottoman Empire Red field with a green disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1744–1818 Flag of the Emirate of Diriyah A green field with a white stripe on the fly and Arabic script written in white in the center.[12][13][14][15]
1822–1891 Flag of the Emirate of Nejd
1902–1913 Flag of the Emirate of Riyadh
1793–1844 Flag of the Ottoman Empire A red field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
1844–1916 A red field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
1835–1921 Flag of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar A red field with a large golden crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
1909–1927 Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir A green field with a white spiked border and Arabic script written in white in the center.
1913–1921 Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa A green field with a white stripe on the fly, a script written in Arabic in white in the center and 2 crossed swords.[15]
1916–1917 Provisional Flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz A simple red field.
1916–1920 Flag of the Sheikdom of Upper Asir A white field with a blue crescent moon in the canton and Arabic script written in blue in the center.
1917–1920 Flag of The Kingdom of Hejaz A horizontal triband of black, green and white, with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
1920–1926 A horizontal triband of black, white and green, with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
1924–1925 Flag of the Sharifian Caliphate
1921–1926 Flag of the Sultanate of Nejd A green field with a white stripe on the fly, Arabic script written in white in the center and a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.[15]
1926–1932 Flag of Nejd as part of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd A green field with a white stripe on the fly, Arabic script written in white in the center above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left and above another arabic script.[15]
1927–1930 Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir A green field with Arabic script written in white in the center.
1932–1934 Flag of Saudi Arabia A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with white stripe on the hoist.
1934–1938 A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with a thinner white stripe.
1938–1973 A green flag with Arabic Shahada with the sword with no stripe.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. ^ Eriksen, Thomas; Jenkins, Richard (2007). Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America. Routledge. p. 171. ISBN 9780415444040. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ^ Saudi Arabia: The Reverse of the Flag, FOTW Flags Of The World, 3 June 2019. Accessed 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "UN Map Library".
  5. ^ Saudi Arabia, FOTW Flags Of The World, 19 January 2008. Accessed 13 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. ^ "Royal Standard (Saudi Arabia)". crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabian Flags (Saudi Arabia) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  9. ^ "Saudi Arabia Civil Ensign". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  10. ^ a b "Sunan Ibn Majah 2818 - The Chapters on Jihad - كتاب الجهاد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  11. ^ Rabbat, Nasser O. (1995). The Citadel of Cairo: A New Interpretation of Royal Mameluk Architecture. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-10124-1.
  12. ^ "Saudi Arabia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  13. ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  14. ^ "Neged". www.rbvex.it. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  15. ^ a b c d دارة الملك عبدالعزيز [@Darahfoundation] (20 September 2019). "#انفوجرافيك_الدارة || ( العلم السعودي ) 🇸🇦 #دارة_الملك_عبدالعزيز #اليوم_الوطني #همة_حتى_القمه https://t.co/YBsjgPKuuz" [# Infographic_Darah || (Saudi flag) 🇸🇦 #King_Abdulaziz_Dara #National_Day #Himma_Til_Qumma] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Twitter.
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