Modern History of Najd

Published by Dar Al-Ahliya, "Modern History of Nejd" (Tarikh Najd al-Hadith) by renowned Arab writer Ameen Rihani is a foundational primary source on the formation of modern Saudi Arabia. Based on his historic travels to the Arabian Peninsula in the early 1920s, Rihani presents a first-hand account of the political and military unification under King Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud). The book seamlessly combines historical analysis, geopolitical insight, and rich travel narrative. Rihani provides rare primary documentation of Nejd’s political dynamics, foreign relations, and tribal society, offering a vivid character study of King Abdulaziz and an authentic record of a pivotal era that reshaped Middle Eastern history.

It is an essential primary historical reference providing an objective, first-hand narrative of the unification of Saudi Arabia, written by one of the most celebrated Arab intellects of the 20th century.

Historians, foreign policy analysts, scholars of Middle Eastern history, students of Arabian Peninsula politics, and readers interested in early 20th-century geopolitical transformations.