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Faisal bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 14 April 1906. [6][7] He was the third son of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, then Emir of Nejd; Faisal was the first of his father's sons who was born in Riyadh. [8][9] His mother was Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, [10] whom Abdulaziz had married in 1902 after capturing Riyadh.
Faisal I bin al-Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi (Arabic: فيصل الأول بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, Fayṣal al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn bin ʻAlī al-Hāshimī; 20 May 1885 [1][2][4] – 8 September 1933) was King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family, he was a leader of the Great ...
Faisal II. Faisal II (Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني, romanized: al-Malik Fayṣal al-thānī; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ...
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 which resulted in the toppling of King Faisal II and the overthrow of the Hashemite -led Kingdom of Iraq. The Iraqi Republic established in its wake ended the Hashemite Arab Federation between Iraq and Jordan that had ...
Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh on 25 December 1970. [2] He is the fifth son of Salman bin Abdulaziz, the King of Saudi Arabia. [3] His mother is Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died in July 2011. [4] She was a daughter of King Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, [5] who was formerly the governor of Asir Province. [6]
The King Faisal Prize (Arabic: جائزة الملك فيصل, formerly King Faisal International Prize), is an annual award sponsored by King Faisal Foundation presented to "dedicated men and women whose contributions make a positive difference". [2][3] The foundation awards prizes in five categories: Service to Islam; Islamic studies; the ...
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.
The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), is the monarch and head of state / government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud. [1] The king is the supreme ...