Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is the official title of the Saudi Arabian monarch, emphasizing his role as protector and overseer of Islam’s two holiest mosques in Mecca and Medina.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Saudi Arabia
surface form: "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"
appliesToOffice Government of Saudi Arabia
surface form: "Saudi Arabian monarchy"
associatedWithInstitution General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
Government of Saudi Arabia
surface form: "Saudi royal court"
associatedWithPlace Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz
associatedWithReligion Sunni Islam
contrastsWith purely secular royal titles
country Saudi Arabia
countryOfCitizenshipOfTitleHolder Saudi Arabia
fieldOfWork political leadership
religious leadership
hasCulturalSignificance source of religious prestige in the Muslim world
symbol of responsibility for Islam’s holiest sites
hasDomain Islamic holy sites
hasLegalStatus constitutional title of the Saudi monarch
hasMottoLikeFunction emphasizing service to the holy places rather than kingship
hasPart responsibility for Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
responsibility for Masjid al-Haram
hasSymbolicMeaning guardian of the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina
isTitleOf Saudi head of government (when combined in same person)
Saudi head of state
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mecca
Medina
nativeLabel خادم الحرمين الشريفين
precededBy His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia (as primary style)
refersTo Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Masjid al-Haram
religion Islam
shortName Khādim al-Ḥaramayn ash-Sharīfayn
significantEvent modern adoption by Saudi monarchs in the late 20th century
titleHolderRole overseer of the Two Holy Mosques
protector of the Two Holy Mosques
usedBy Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
surface form: "King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia"

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Salman of Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia
usedFor Islamic legitimacy of Saudi monarch
usedIn Friday sermons referencing Saudi monarch
official Saudi state communications
royal decrees of Saudi Arabia

Referenced by (6)

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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia adoptedTitle Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Abdullah Expansion associatedWith Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi governedBy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
House of Saud hasTitle Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Ottoman sultan style Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques