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   ocr: The unification of Saudi Arabia under King Abd: al-Aziz (Ibn Sa'ud) was achieved: in 1932. The lingdom: remains the only country in the world named after: its royal family. 01 1937 Uilreserves discoverednear Riyadh. lE - 1939 Ceremonial start of oil production at Az Zahran. 01 1945 Abdel Aziz meets US President Roosevelt on USS Quincy in the Red: Sea. 01 1953 Ring Sa'ud succeeds upon the death ofl his father, Abdel. Aziz. 01 1964 Ring Sa'ud abdicates in favor ofl his brother, Faisal. 01 1967 Saudi forces join with those ofJordan and Iraq against Israel during Six Day War. 1969 Air Force office ...