Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1938 in Saudi Arabia

Explore 2 historical events and records for Saudi Arabia in 1938.

Build a year factsheet Browse all countries Browse by event

Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 1938

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 2 of 2 unique records.

2Unique records

1 of 1Page

1Named events on this page

2Named people on this page

1Places on this page

March

12 March 1938

Dammam Number Seven

Al Saud, Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman · Dhahran · Founder of Saudi Arabia · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Receives confirmation of commercial oil production from Dammam Number Seven.

12 March 1938

Dammam Number Seven

Rimthan, Khamis bin · Dhahran · Saudi Oil Guide · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Guides exploration teams whose work contributes to the major oil discovery.

← Previous year All years for Saudi Arabia Next year →

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.