Hashemite dynasty

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | 637 words | Copyright

Hashemite dynasty A notable Arab family whose members are direct descendants of the founder of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad. By the nineteenth century, its leaders were the Emirs of Mecca under the Turks. The last of these was Hussein ibn Ali, who became King of the Hejaz, but was ousted by Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud in 1924. His eldest son Ali briefly replaced him before also being forced into exile by Saud. His other sons Abdullah and Faisal became Kings of Transjordan and Iraq respectively. The Iraq branch ended in 1958 with the murder of Faisal II, but the dynasty continued in Jordan under Hussein ibn Talal and his son, Abdullah II.

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