IRAQ

Al-Hashimi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1921 - 1933 H.M. Faisal I, King of Iraq, GCB (c 20.6.1933), GCMG (1.1.1927), Royal Victorian Chain (12.12.1918). b. at Taif, Arabia 20^th May 1883, fourth son of H.M. Hussein ibn 'Ali, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB, by his first wife, Sharifa Abidiya Khanum, eldest daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca, educ. Ghalata Serai Coll., Constantinople. Senator for the Hijaz in the Ottoman Parliament until 1916, Cdr. Arab Northern Army 1916-1919, Hijaz Minister for the Interior 1916-1920. Proclaimed as King of Syria by the Arab Grand Committee at Damascus, 8^th March 1920. Deposed by the French and forced to leave the country 27^th July 1920. Proclaimed King of Iraq at Baghdad following a plebiscite in the then British Protectorate of Mesopotamia, 23^rd August 1921. Iraq became a fully independent Kingdom, 14^th December 1927. Field Marshal Royal Iraq Army, and Admiral of the Fleet Royal Iraqi Navy. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of the Renaissance (1917) and Independence (1921) of the Hijaz, the Legion of Honour of France (1918), Crown of Italy (1918), and Leopold of Belgium (mil 15.3.1930), the Collar of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali of Egypt (1.10.1926), and the Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi of Iran (26.4.1932). m. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1904, H.M. Queen Huzaima (b. at Mecca, 1885; d. at Baghdad, 27^th March 1935, bur. Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah), younger twin daughter of H.H. Prince Nasser bin 'Ali Pasha. He d. at Berne, Switzerland, 8^th September 1933 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah), having had issue one son and three daughters:

1) H.M. Ghazi I, King of Iraq - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
1) H.R.H. Princess Azza. b. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1906. Received into the Greek Orthodox faith, 1936. Deprived of her title of Princess and style of Royal Highness on her marriage, but had these restored to her in 1947. m. at Athens, Greece, 27^th May 1936 in a marriage not recognized by Iraqi law (sep. 1939 and div. at Rome, Italy, 1943) Anastassios Haralambides (b. at Rhodes, 1912), sometime hotel waiter. She d. at Amman, Jordan, March 1968 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman).
2) H.R.H. Princess Rajiha. b. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1907. m. at Baghdad, 1937, Abd al-Jabbar Mahmud Altai, sometime Flight Lieutenant RIAF. She d. at Lausanne, Switzerland, 1^st February 1959 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman), having had issue, two daughters:
- a) Husaima [H.H. Sharifa Huzeima Nasser], CVO (19.7.1966). Lady in Waiting to Princess Muna al-Hussei of the Jordan. m. Sharif Ghazi bin Rakan Nasser (b. at Cairo, Egypt, 1939), son of Sharif Rakan bin Nasser. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see Hijaz.
- b) Nafisa. m. (div.) Dr David Frederick Horrobin (b. at Bolton, Lancs., 6^th October 1939; m. second, Sherri Clarkson, and d. 1^st April 2003, bur. Isle of Harris), educ. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Sch., Blackburn, King's Coll., Wimbledon, Balliol Coll., Oxford (MA, BM BCh 1968, D.Phil. 1968), and St Mary’s Hospital, London, Fellow at Magdalene Coll., Oxford 1963, Registrar Hexham General Hospital, Professor and Chair. Medical Physiology at Nairobi Univ. 1969-1972, Reader in Medical Physiology at Newcastle Univ. 1972-1975, Professor of Medicine Montreal Univ. 1975-1979, Dir. Efamol Ltd. 1979-1981, Efamol Research Inst. in Nova Scotia 1981-1987, CEO Scotia Holdings PLC 1987-1997, and Laxdale Ltd 1997-2003, author of "Science is God" (1969), "Principles of Biological Control" (1970), "A Guide to Kenya and Northern Tanzania" (1971), "The International Handbook of Medical Science" (1972), "Practical Physiology" (1979), "The Madness of Adam and Eve" (2002), editor of "Medical Hypothesis" etc., son of Frederick Horrobin, by his wife, Betty. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
3) H.R.H. Princess Raifi'a. b. at Mecca, 1910. She d. unm. at the Royal Palace, Baghdad, 11^th February 1934 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah).

1933 - 1939 H.M. Ghazi I, King of Iraq. b. at Mecca, Arabia, 21^st March 1912, only son of H.M. Faisal I, King of Iraq, GCB, GCMG, Royal Victorian Chain, by his wife, H.M. Queen Huzaima, younger twin daughter of H.H. Prince Nasser bin 'Ali Pasha, educ. Harrow Sch., Mdsx., and Royal Military Coll., Baghdad. Cmsnd 2^nd-Lieut. Iraqi Army, 1932. Hon. ADC to his father 1932-1933. Became Regent on the departure of his father for Europe, 1933. Succeeded him on his death whilst abroad, 8^th September 1933 and took the oath to the Constitution at Baghdad on the same day. Field Marshal Royal Iraq Army, Admiral of the Fleet Royal Iraqi Navy, and Marshal of the Royal Iraqi Air Force 8/9/1933. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of the Seraphim of Sweden (2.11.1934), Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi of Iran, Collar of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali of Egypt, GC of the Orders of the Renaissance (special class) and Independence of Jordan. m. at Baghdad, 25^th January 1934, H.M. Queen Aliya (b. at Mecca, 1911; d. at the Qasr al-Zuhoor, Baghdad, 21^st December 1950, bur. Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah), second daughter of H.M. 'Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hijaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca, GBE, by his wife, H.M. Queen Nefissa, daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l-Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. He d. at the Hathiyah Palace, Baghdad, from fatal head injuries received in a car crash earlier the same day, 4^th April 1939 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah), having had issue an only son:

1) H.M. Faisal II, King of Iraq - see below.

1939 - 1958 H.M. Faisal II, King of Iraq, GCVO (24.9.1952), Royal Victorian Chain (16.7.1956). b. at Baghdad, 2^nd May 1935, only son of H.M. Ghazi I, King of Iraq, by his wife, H.M. Queen Aliya, second daughter of H.M. 'Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hijaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca, GBE, educ. privately and at Victoria Coll., Alexandria, Egypt. Proclaimed on the death of his father, 4^th April 1939. Reigned under the Regency of his maternal uncle, Field Marshal H.R.H. Crown Prince Abd al-Ilah, GCB, GCMG, GCVO. Came of age and assumed full ruling powers by taking the oath to the Constitution, before Parliament at Baghdad, 2^nd May 1953. Proclaimed as Head of State of the Arab Federation (of Iraq and Jordan), 14^th February 1958. Field Marshal Royal Iraq Army, Admiral of the Fleet Royal Iraqi Navy, and Marshal of the Royal Iraqi Air Force 2/5/1953. Hon. Air Vice-Marshal, RAF 2/5/1955. Rcvd: the Collar of the Orders of Hussein ibn 'Ali of Jordan (1953), and the Muhammadiya of Morocco (25.5.1956), Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi of Iran (18.10.1957), GC of the Orders of the Netherlands Lion (25.4.1953), Yoke and Arrows of Spain (18.5.1956), and Leopold of Belgium (mil 16.7.1956), the Order of King Abdulaziz 1^st class of Saudi Arabia (2.12.1957), and Chief Cdr. Legion of Merit of USA (16.8.1952). He was k. (s.p.) by the military plotters outside the Rihab Palace, Baghdad, 14^th July 1958 (bur. in secret at the Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah). At the time of his murder, King Faisal II was engaged to H.H. Princess Sabiha Fazila Khanum Sultana, only daughter of H.H. Prince Damad Muhammad 'Ali Ibrahim Bey Effendi of Egypt, by his wife, H.I.H. Princess Zahra Khanzadi Sultana, second daughter of Captain H.I.H. Prince Omar Faruk Effendi of Turkey.

[1958 - 1970] Major-General H.R.H. Prince Zeid, GCVO (16.5.1956), GBE (m 19.5.1920). b. at Stinia Palace, Yenikoy, Bosphorus, Turkey, 28^th February 1898, fifth son of H.M. Hussein ibn 'Ali, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB, by his third wife, H.M. Queen Adila Khanum, daughter of Salah Bey, educ. Ghalata Serai Coll., Constantinople, and Balliol Coll., Oxford. Deputy Cdr. Arab Northern Army 1916-1919, appointed a Colonel of Cavalry in the Iraqi Army 1923, prom. Maj-Gen., Iraqi Envoy. Ext. and Min. Plen. to Turkey 1932-1933, Germany 1935-1938 and Ambassador at the Court of St James's 1946-1958. Deputy Regent of the Kingdom of Iraq 1933-1935, and Regent on several other occasions. Head of the Royal House of Iraq after the assassination of King Faisal II, 14^th July 1958. Rcvd: the Grand Order of the Hashimites, the Orders of Faisal I and the Two Rivers 1st class of Iraq, the GC of the Orders of the Renaissance (special class) (5.5.1918) and Independence of the Hijaz, the Ma'an Medal (5.5.1918), and Arab Independence Medal (1921), GC of the Order of Merit of Germany (1938), etc. m. at Athens, Greece, November 1933, H.R.H. Princess Fakhr un-nisa Zeid [Fahrelnissa Zeid] (b. on Prinkipo, Turkey, 1901; d. at Amman, Jordan, 5^th September 1991, bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman), educ. Acad. of Fine Arts, Istanbul, and Ronson Acad., Paris, France, a gifted abstract artist and painter of the 'Paris School', rcvd: GC of the Order of the Star of Jordan, Cdr. of the Order of Arts & Letters of France, former wife of Izzet-Melih Bey Devrim, and third daughter of Brigadier-General H.E. Shakir Pasha Kabaaj, sometime Ottoman Ambassador to Greece, by his second wife, Sare Ismet Khanum, a Cretan lady. He d. at Paris, France, 18^th October 1970 (bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman), having had issue, an only son: Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1) H.R.H. Prince Ra'ad, Head of the Royal House of Iraq - see below.

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