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Ghazi bin Faisal (Arabic: غازي بن فيصل; Ghazi bin Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali; 21 March 1912 – 4 April 1939) was King of Iraq, from 8 September 1933 until his death in 1939, and crown prince of Syria from 8 March until 24 July 1920 during the brief rule of his father, Faisal I.
Ghazi bin Faisal | |||||
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King of Iraq | |||||
Reign | 8 September 1933 – 4 April 1939 | ||||
Coronation | 8 September 1933 | ||||
Predecessor | Faisal I | ||||
Successor | Faisal II | ||||
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Born | (1912-03-21)21 March 1912 Mecca, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 4 April 1939(1939-04-04) (aged 27) Baghdad, Iraq | ||||
Burial | 5 April 1939 | ||||
Spouse | Aliya bint Ali (m. 1934) | ||||
Issue | Faisal II | ||||
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House | House of Hashim | ||||
Father | Faisal I | ||||
Mother | Huzaima bint Nasser | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
He was the only son of Faisal I and the grandson of the Sharif of Mecca and King of Hejaz Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. From the time of his birth in 1912, he was the only successor of Faisal of Iraq and Syria. He was educated in the Iraqi Military Academy from 1926 until 1932, which led to him serving in the Iraqi Air Force for only a year before the death of his father in 1933. He succeeded him to be the second King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq.
His six years of reign witnessed many revolts including: the 1935–36 Iraqi Shia revolts, the 1935 Barazan revolt and the 1935 Yazidi revolt, which were all suppressed. It also witnessed the first coup in Iraq's modern history, the 1936 Iraqi coup d'état, which was led by Bakr Sidqi, who succeeded in achieving its goals, and four parliamentary elections. It also witnessed the opening of the Basra airport and the Kut Barrage. He died in a car accident leading Abd al-Ilah to be the regent until Prince Faisal II comes of age.