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Faisal I of Iraq

1885 - 1933

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Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashemi (Arabic: فيصل بن حسين بن علي الهاشمي, Fayṣal al-Awwal bin Ḥusayn bin ʻAlī al-Hāshimī; 20 May 1885 – 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 Arab Revolt during the First World War, and ruled as the unrecognized King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria from March to July 1920 when he was expelled by the French. The third son of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Emir and Sharif of Mecca, Faisal was born in Mecca and raised in Istanbul. From 1916 to 1918, with British assistance, he played a major role in the revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Faisal I of Iraq is the 649th most popular politician (up from 1,256th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Faisal I of Iraq is most famous for being the first king of Iraq, and the founder of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Faisal I of Iraq ranks 649 out of 19,576. Before him are Irene of Athens, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Franz von Papen, Valerian, Imre Nagy, and Robert Schuman. After him are Olaf Scholz, Abdülaziz, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, James Monroe, Hatice Sultan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Faisal I of Iraq ranks 5. Before him are Niels Bohr, D. H. Lawrence, Princess Alice of Battenberg, and Ezra Pound. After him are Clementine Churchill, Alban Berg, Karen Blixen, György Lukács, Albert Kesselring, George S. Patton, and François Mauriac. Among people deceased in 1933, Faisal I of Iraq ranks 2. Before him is Clara Zetkin. After him are Calvin Coolidge, Li Ching-Yuen, Constantine P. Cavafy, Adolf Loos, John Galsworthy, 13th Dalai Lama, Mohammed Nadir Shah, Paul Ehrenfest, Jimmie Rodgers, and Sándor Ferenczi.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Faisal I of Iraq ranks 24 out of 354. Before him are Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), Ja'far al-Sadiq (702), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703). After him are Hafsa bint Umar (602), Malik ibn Anas (711), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), and Abū Lahab (549).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Faisal I of Iraq ranks 8. Before him are Uthman (574), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), Ibn Saud (1875), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), and Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906). After him are Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), and Umar II (682).

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