King of Iraq
Former Monarchy
Royal Standard of the Hashemite Family
Last Monarch: King Faisal II
Style	His Majesty Majesty
First monarch	King Faisal I
Last monarch	King Faisal II
Official residence	Baghdad, Iraq
Monarchy started	23 August 1921
Monarchy ended	14 July 1958

After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the three provinces (vilayets) of Ottoman Iraq came under the control of the United Kingdom. Despite the efforts of the British, the people rebelled and Iraq showed itself a hard land to govern. In order to restore order, a dynasty of Hashemite kings was established, beginning with Faisal I who was the son of Hussein bin Ali. As a family originating in the Hejaz, the Hashemite dynasty was foreign to Iraq, though they were accepted as Iraq's royal family by a plebiscite showing 96% in favour. The Kingdom of Iraq existed until a coup d'état in 1958 known as the 14 July Revolution established the Republic of Iraq.

[edit] Hashemite Dynasty of Iraq (1921-1958)

Name	Born-Died	King from	King until
King Faisal I	1883-1933	23 August 1921	8 September 1933
King Ghazi I	1912-1939	8 September 1933	4 April 1939
King Faisal II	1935-1958	4 April 1939	14 July 1958

On 14 July 1958, Zeid bin Hussein became Ruler in Pretense. On 18 October 1970, he was followed by his son, Ra'ad bin Zeid.

[edit] Kings of Ancient Iraq

• Sumerian king list
• Kings of Akkad
• Kings of Assyria
• List of kings of Babylon

[edit] See also

• Kingdom of Iraq
• 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
• History of Iraq
• Line of succession to the Iraqi throne
• Hashemite