Indian Saudis should not be confused with Non-Resident Indians in Saudi Arabia.
Group: | Indian Saudis |
Native Name: | سعوديون الهنود |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Regions: | Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Jubail, Jizan |
Languages: | ArabicHindiMalayalamUrduTeluguMeitei |
Religions: | Islam |
Related Groups: | Indians in Saudi Arabia,Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia |
Indian Saudis or Indo-Saudis (; Arabic: سعوديون الهنود|translit=Saʿūdīyūn al-Hunūd|lit=) are Saudis of Indian origin. They consist mainly of the descendants of Hajj pilgrims who hailed from the territories of Mughal, British, modern India[1] or Pakistan and settled in Hejaz before or after the establishment of Saudi Arabia,[2] immigrants and residents who were naturalized prior to the revocation of jus soli citizenship rights[3] and children born to Saudi fathers under the jus sanguinis principle.[4] Most Indo-Saudis adhere to Islam and speak Arabic and Urdu.