Ghazi of Iraq

Ghazi ibn Faisal (Arabic: غازي ابن فيصل, romanized: Gâzî ibn-i Faysal) (21 March 1912 – 4 April 1939) was the King of Iraq from 1933 to 1939. He was the only son of Faisal I,^[2] the first King of Iraq.

Ghazi I
King of Iraq
Reign	8 September 1933 – 4 April 1939
Predecessor	Faisal I
Successor	Faisal II
Born	(1912-03-21)21 March 1912 Makkah, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire
Died	4 April 1939(1939-04-04) (aged 27) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Burial	Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah[source?]
Spouse	Princess Aliya bint Ali
Issue	Faisal II
Full name Ghazi ibn Faisal
House	Hashemite
Dynasty	Hashemites of Iraq
Father	Faisal I
Mother	Huzaima bint Nasser
Religion	Sunni Islam[1]

He was killed in a car crash on 4 April 1939 in Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq at the age of 27.^[3]

References

1. "IRAQ – Resurgence in the Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.
2. "The Hashemite Royal Family". Jordanian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
3. Safa Khulusi, Ma'ruf Al-Rusafi (1875–1945). The Muslim World, Hartford Seminary Foundation, LXVII No.1, 1977.