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Faisal's arrival was met with a mixed response, while most Iraqis welcomed him in large numbers and groups, some people, especially the Ulama' at Najaf and the tribesman of Southern Iraq, including Samawah, were either disappointed or hostile which shocked Faisal. Despite this, the Mayor of Baghdad at the time sent a telegram to greet Faisal.
Faisal was the only son of King Ghazi of Iraq and his wife, Queen Aliya, second daughter of 'Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca. Faisal's father was killed in a mysterious car crash when he was three years old; his father’s first cousin, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, served as regent until Faisal came
In order to establish a pro-British client regime, a dynasty of Hashemite kings from the Hejaz region was established, beginning with Faisal I who was the son of Hussein bin Ali. As a family originating in the Hejaz, the Hashemites was foreign to Iraq. The British Government appointed them as Iraq's royal family after a plebiscite in 1921. [1]
The 14 July Revolution, also known as the 1958 Iraqi military coup, was a coup d'état that took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq, resulting in the toppling of King Faisal II and the overthrow of the Hashemite-led Kingdom of Iraq.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Signature page of the agreement, showing Faisal's caveat in Arabic, and T. E. Lawrence's appended translation of the caveat (Faisal could not read or write English). The Faisal–Weizmann agreement was signed by Emir Faisal, the third son of Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, King of the short-lived ...
Faisal continued to demur as regards Iraq, preferring that Britain should put him forward. Lawrence later reported to Churchill on the meeting, but could not yet confirm that Faisal would accept the nomination for Iraq if the British government made him a formal offer. [73] Faisal and Haddad met Curzon on 13 January 1921.
King Faisal (disambiguation) Faisal I of Iraq and Syria (1885–1933), leader during the Arab Revolt; Faisal II of Iraq (1935–1958), last King of the Kingdom of Iraq; Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975), third King of Saudi Arabia; Faisal Al-Fayez (born 1952), Jordanian Prime Minister. Faisal al-Duwaish (1882–1931), Arabian tribe sheik
King Faisal may refer to: Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975) List of things named after Saudi kings#Faisal; Faisal I of Iraq (1883–1933), king of Greater Syria and king of Iraq; Faisal II of Iraq (1935–1958) Iraq's last king