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Faisal I

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Faisal I or Faysal I , 1885-1933, king of Iraq (1921-33). The third son of Husayn ibn Ali, sherif of Mecca, he is also called Faisal ibn Husayn. Faisal was educated in Constantinople and later sat in the Ottoman parliament as deputy for Jidda. In World War I he served with the Turkish army in Syria until 1916, when, escaping to Arabia, he joined with T. E. Lawrence in an Arab revolt. Faisal was disappointed in his hope to rule as king over all Arab territory in the Ottoman Empire. His aspirations were partly satisfied in 1920, when a Syrian nationalist congress proclaimed him king, but... Read more
Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz ibn Saud
Encyclopedia of World Biography Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz ibn Saud King Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (1904-1975) was the most ... conservative Islamic policies and his staunch anti-Communism. Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1904, the son of Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, founder ... Read more
Faisal I
Encyclopedia of World Biography Faisal I Faisal I (1883-1933) was an Arab nationalist and political leader during and following ... against Turkish rule and became king of newly created Iraq. On May 20, 1883, Faisal was born in Taif near the Islamic holy city of Mecca in western Arabia ... Read more

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