biography
| name: |
Faisal I
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also spelled Faysal
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pronunciation:
[fiyzl]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1885–1933)
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| biography:
| King of Iraq (1921–33), born in Ta'if, Hejaz, son of Hussein ibn Ali, sharif of Mecca. He played a major role in the Arab revolt of 1916, and was for a short while King of Syria after World War 1. Installed as King of Iraq by the British, he laid the foundations of Iraqi independence. |
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