Leaders from around the world gathered in Riyadh on Friday for the funeral of King Abdullah who passed away aged 90, after being admitted to hospital in December, AFP reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the leaders of Sudan and Ethiopia joined Gulf rulers for the funeral prayer at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Saudi Arabia's capital.
King Abdullah's successor and half brother,King Salman, was also present.
In keeping with the traditions of the country, the king was to be buried in an unmarked grave as was his predecessor King Fahd, who died in 2005.
State television pictures showed the late king's covered body carried by members of the royal family wearing traditional red-and-white checked shemagh headgear.
King Salman has ascended to the throne following his half brother's death.
