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King of Iraq
ملك العراق
Arms of His Majesty the King of Iraq
File:Faisal II of Iraq, 1950s (3x4 cropped).jpg
Last to reign:
Faisal II
4 April 1939 – 14 July 1958
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchFaisal I
Last monarchFaisal II
Formation23 August 1921
Abolition14 July 1958
ResidenceRoyal Palace, Baghdad
AppointerHereditary
PretenderRa'ad bin Zeid

The king of Iraq (Arabic: ملك العراق, romanized: Malik al-‘Irāq) was Iraq's head of state and monarch from 1921 to 1958. He served as the head of the Iraqi monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king was addressed as His Majesty (Arabic: صاحب الجلالة).

History

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Further information: History of Iraq and Kingdom of Iraq

In the aftermath of World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the three provinces (vilayets) of Ottoman Iraq came under the control of the United Kingdom. Under British occupation, the Iraqi Revolt broke out and the country showed itself a hard land to govern. In order to establish a pro-British client state, 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 Hashemites were largely opposed by the Iraqi Shias and Kurds. The Kingdom of Iraq existed until an Iraqi nationalist coup d'état in 1958 known as the 14 July Revolution established the First Republic of Iraq.

King-designate of Iraq (1920)

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NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Abdullah
  • عبد الله الأول بن الحسين
(1882-02-02)2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951(1951-07-20) (aged 69)19201920Designated by Cairo Conference. Never took throne.
Son of Hussein bin Ali		HashemiteAbdullah I of Jordan

Kings of Iraq (1921–1958)

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NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Faisal I
  • فيصل الأول
(1883-05-20)20 May 1883 – 8 September 1933(1933-09-08) (aged 50)23 August 19218 September 1933[2]Previously King of Syria for a short period in 1920.
Brother of Abdullah		HashemiteFaisal I of Iraq
Ghazi I
  • غازي الأول
(1912-03-21)21 March 1912 – 4 April 1939(1939-04-04) (aged 27)8 September 19334 April 1939[3]Son of Faisal IHashemiteGhazi I of Iraq
Faisal II
  • فيصل الثاني
(1935-05-02)2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958(1958-07-14) (aged 23)4 April 193914 July 1958
(deposed and executed)[4][5]		Son of Ghazi IHashemiteFaisal II of Iraq

Timeline

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Royal standard

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See also: Flag of Iraq
File:Royal Standard of Iraq (1930-1958).svg
Royal Standard of the King

See also

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References

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