Ghazi of Iraq

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1912-1939) (ruled 1933-1939)

Ghazi ibn Faisal (Arabic: غازي ابن فيصل, romanized: Gâzî ibn-i Faysal) (21 March 1912 – 4 April 1939) was the King of Iraq from 1933 to 1939. He was the only son of Faisal I,[2] the first King of Iraq.

Ghazi I
King of Iraq
Reign8 September 1933 – 4 April 1939
PredecessorFaisal I
SuccessorFaisal II
Born(1912-03-21)21 March 1912
Makkah, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire
Died4 April 1939(1939-04-04) (aged 27)
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Burial
Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah[source?]
SpousePrincess Aliya bint Ali
IssueFaisal II
Full name
Ghazi ibn Faisal
HouseHashemite
DynastyHashemites of Iraq
FatherFaisal I
MotherHuzaima bint Nasser
ReligionSunni Islam[1]

He was killed in a car crash on 4 April 1939 in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq at the age of 27.[3]

References

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  1. "IRAQ – Resurgence in the Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.
  2. "The Hashemite Royal Family". Jordanian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  3. Safa Khulusi, Ma'ruf Al-Rusafi (1875–1945). The Muslim World, Hartford Seminary Foundation, LXVII No.1, 1977.