Zeid bin Hussein
Iraqi Hashemite prince then pretender (1898–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, 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.
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Zaid bin Hussein | |
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Head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria | |
Tenure | 14 July 1958 – 18 October 1970 |
Predecessor | Faisal II |
Successor | Ra'ad bin Zeid |
Born | 28 February 1898 Ottoman Empire |
Died | 18 October 1970(1970-10-18) (aged 72) Paris, France |
Spouse | Fahrelnissa Zeid |
Issue | Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid |
House | Hashemite |
Father | Hussein bin Ali |
Mother | Adila Khanum |
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