Sudairi Seven
The Sudairi Seven (Arabic:السديريون السبعة, as-Sudayriyyūn as-Sabʿah), also spelled Sudairy or Sudayri, is the commonly used name for a powerful alliance of seven full brothers within the House of Saud. They are also sometimes referred to as the Sudairi Clan (Arabic:عائلة السديري ʿĀʾilat as-Sudayrī) or the Sudairi faction. The oldest (Fahd) served as king from 1982 to 2005; the second- and fourth-oldest (Sultan and Nayef) served as crown prince but predeceased King Abdullah, and the sixth-oldest (Salman) succeeded Abdullah as king in 2015. There are currently four surviving members, including the present king.