Zeid bin Hussein

Zaid bin Hussein, GCVO, GBE (Arabic: زيد بن الحسين; (28 February 1898 – 18 October 1970) was an Iraqi prince who was a member of the Hashemite dynasty and the head of the Royal House of Iraq from 1958 until his death, after the royal line founded by his brother Faisal I of Iraq died out.

This article is about the former Head of the Royal House of Iraq. For his grandson, a former candidate for the position of Secretary-General of the UN, see Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein. For the Romanian village of Veseud, called Zied in German, see Chirpăr.
Zaid bin Hussein
Head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria
Tenure14 July 1958 – 18 October 1970
PredecessorFaisal II
SuccessorRa'ad bin Zeid
Born28 February 1898
Ottoman Empire
Died18 October 1970(1970-10-18) (aged 72)
Paris, France
SpouseFahrelnissa Zeid
IssuePrince Ra'ad bin Zeid
HouseHashemite
FatherHussein bin Ali
MotherAdila Khanum
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