List of kings of Iraq

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King of Iraq
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Iraq (1921–1958).png
Faisalh.jpg
Faisal II
Details
Style His Majesty
First monarch Faisal I
Last monarch Faisal II
Formation 23 August 1921
Abolition 14 July 1958
Residence Royal Palace, Baghdad, Iraq
Appointer Hereditary
Pretender(s) Ra'ad bin Zeid

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

History

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Further information: History of Iraq and Kingdom of Iraq

After 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 people rebelled and Iraq showed itself a hard land to govern. In order to establish a pro-British client regime, a dynasty of Hashemite kings from Saudi Arabia was established, beginning with Faisal I who was the son of Hussein bin Ali. As a family originating in the Hejaz, the House of Hashim was foreign to Iraq. The British Government appointed them as Iraq's royal family after a rigged plebiscite.[1] The Hashemites were largely opposed by the majority Iraqi Shi'is and Kurds. The Kingdom of Iraq existed until an Iraqi nationalist coup d'état in 1958 known as the 14 July Revolution established the Republic of Iraq.

King-designate of Iraq (1920)

Name
 Lifespan
 Reign start
 Reign end
 Notes
 Family
 Image
Abdullah
عبد الله الأول بن الحسين <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
February 1882 – 20 July 1951
(aged 69)		 1920 1920 Designated by Cairo Conference. Never took throne Hashemite Abdullah I of Jordan

Kings of Iraq (1921–1958)

Name
 Lifespan
 Reign start
 Reign end
 Notes
 Family
 Image
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  • فيصل الأول
 (1883-05-20)20 May 1883 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 23 August 1921 8 September 1933 Previously King of Syria for a short period in 1920 Hashemite Faisal I of Iraq
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  • غازي الأول
 (1912-03-21)21 March 1912 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 8 September 1933 4 April 1939 Son of Faisal I Hashemite 80px
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  • فيصل الثاني
 (1935-05-02)2 May 1935 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 4 April 1939 14 July 1958
(deposed)		 Son of Ghazi I Hashemite Faisal II of Iraq

Timeline

Royal Standard

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See also: Flag of Iraq
Royal Standard of the King

See also

References

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fr:Monarchie irakienne

he:מלך עיראק

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