The modern state of saudi arabia was established in 1932 by abd al aziz al saud (ibn saud). this occurred following a 30-year effort to unify the arabian peninsula. the current leader of saudi arabia is ibn saud's son, abdullah bin abd al-aziz. this is in agreement with the 1992 basic law of government, which states that the country will be ruled by the male descendants of ibn saud. according to the information above, saudi arabia can be best described as having which type of government? parliamentary democracy federal republic absolute monarchy communist dictatorship