Faisal II of Iraq

Full name
	Faisal bin Ghazi bin Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali

Faisal II
Faisal II
	Faisal in the 1950s
King of Iraq
Reign	4 April 1939 – 14 July 1958
Regency ended	2 May 1953
Predecessor	Ghazi I
Successor	Monarchy abolished; Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, President of Iraq
Prime Minister	See list Nuri al-Said 7 times; Rashid Ali al-Gaylani Twice; Taha al-Hashimi; Jamil al-Midfai Twice; Hamdi al-Pachachi; Tawfiq al-Suwaidi Twice; Arshad al-Umari Twice; Salih Jabr; Muhammad as-Sadr; Muzahim al-Pachachi; Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi Twice; Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari; Nureddin Mahmud; Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali; Abdul-Wahab Mirjan; Ahmad Mukhtar Baban;
Regent; (1939–1953)	Prince 'Abd al-Ilah
Born	2 May 1935; Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	14 July 1958 (aged 23); Baghdad, Arab Federation
Burial	Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah
Partner	Fadila Ibrahim Sultan (engaged, Faisal II died the day before the wedding)
Full name
Full name
	Faisal bin Ghazi bin Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali
House	Hashemite
Father	Ghazi I
Mother	Aliya of Hejaz
Religion	Sunni Islam

Faisal II (Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني el-Melik Faysal es-Sânî) (2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution.

The only son of King Ghazi of Iraq and Queen Aliya, Faisal acceded to the throne at the age of three after his father was killed in a car crash.

References

↑ "IRAQ – Resurgence in the Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.

[1] "IRAQ – Resurgence in the Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.

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