Abd al-Ilah
Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (Arabic: عبد الإله; also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah; 14 November 1913 – 14 July 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and was regent for his nephew King Faisal II, from 4 April 1939 to 23 May 1953, when Faisal came of age. Abd al-Ilah also held the title of Crown Prince of Iraq from 1943 to 1953.
| Abd al-Ilah | |
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| Crown Prince of Iraq | |
Portrait by Cecil Beaton, c. 1939-45 | |
| Regent of Iraq | |
| Monarch | Faisal II |
| First tenure | 4 April 1939 – 1 April 1941 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Sharaf bin Rajeh |
| Second tenure | 1 June 1941 – 2 May 1953 |
| Predecessor | Sharaf bin Rajeh |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | 14 November 1913 Ta'if, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 14 July 1958 (aged 44) Baghdad, Arab Federation |
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| House | House of Hashem |
| Father | Ali of Hejaz |
| Mother | Nafissa Khanum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abd al-Ilah was killed along with the rest of the Iraqi royal family in the 14 July Revolution in 1958 that ended the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq. His body was mutilated, dragged across the streets of Baghdad, and eventually burnt.
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