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Abd al-Ilah

1913–1958 · 20th century

Abd al-Ilah was regent of Iraq from 1939 to 1953 for his young nephew King Faisal II, and remained crown prince and a dominant influence afterwards. A member of the Hashemite family and a firm ally of Britain, he fled Rashid Ali's coup in 1941 and returned with British troops. He was killed with the king in the revolution of 14 July 1958.

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Kingdom of Iraq

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