Khalid bin Ahmed Al Gergni

Khalid Al Hud Al Gargani, also known as Khalid Al Hud, (; 1882–1971) was a Libyan businessman and one of the most influential advisors of King Abdulaziz, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

Early life and education Khalid Al Hud was born in Tripoli in 1882. His ancestors were migrated from Yemen to Tunisia, and his family members were merchants and had a role in the city's administration. His grandfather, Ali Al Gargani, was the sheikh of Tripoli during the Ottoman era. These were established at the request of Saudi King Abdulaziz, and Khalid's business partner in these activities was Lebanese Druze politician Shakib Arslan. He was the principal envoy of the King in regard to the procurement of arms from the European states. A meeting was planned with the Italian officials for this purpose in 1937, but Khalid Al Hud could not attend the meeting due to his illness. He was sent to Germany as an emissary of the King to negotiate the arm sales in 1939. There he met with Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi's foreign minister, on 8 June. During the meeting Khalid Al Hud asked the Germans to establish a small rifle and munitions factory in Saudi Arabia and to sell the armoured cars and anti-aircraft weapons to strengthen the Kingdom's defense. He submitted a personal letter from King Abdulaziz to Hitler who stated in the meeting that Nazi Germany would be pleased to have good relations with Saudi Arabia due to the fact that both states had the same opponents, Jewish people. However, any agreement was signed and therefore, the mission was not materialized partly due to the outbreak of World War II on 3 September 1939. Reports of the Gargani's meetings with Hitler and other senior Nazi officials were shared with Reader Bullard who was the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Khalid died in 1971.