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Faisal II of Iraq

1935 - 1958

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Faisal II (Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني, romanized: al-Malik Fayṣal al-thānī; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faisal II of Iraq has received more than 1,550,055 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Faisal II of Iraq is the 1,412th most popular politician (up from 1,602nd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 44th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Iraqi Politician.

Faisal II is most famous for being the ruler of Iraq from 1958 to 1963. He was overthrown by a military coup, led by Abdul-Karim Qasim.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Faisal II of Iraq ranks 1,412 out of 19,576. Before him are Qin Er Shi, Carloman I, Senusret III, Jungjong of Joseon, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, and Maria Anna of Savoy. After him are Emperor Guangwu of Han, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Masoud Barzani, Justin II, Isaias Afwerki, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Faisal II of Iraq ranks 22. Before him are Arvo Pärt, Erich von Däniken, Ágota Kristóf, Julie Andrews, Omar Sívori, and Omar Bongo. After him are Fairuz, Luis Suárez, Theo Angelopoulos, Edward Said, John Cazale, and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. Among people deceased in 1958, Faisal II of Iraq ranks 11. Before him are Frédéric Joliot-Curie, John B. Watson, Ernest Lawrence, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, and Kurt Alder. After him are Milutin Milanković, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Rudolf von Laban, Maurice de Vlaminck, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Maurice Gamelin.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Faisal II of Iraq ranks 42 out of 384. Before him are Enheduanna (-2300), Eber (-2038), Antiochus I Soter (-324), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Musta'sim (1213), and Suleyman Shah (1178). After him are Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Al-Jahiz (775), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Shalmaneser III (-900), and Ziryab (789).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Faisal II of Iraq ranks 22. Before him are Möngke Khan (1209), Al-Mu'tasim (796), Antiochus I Soter (-324), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Musta'sim (1213), and Suleyman Shah (1178). After him are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Shalmaneser III (-900), Nahum (-600), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), and Al-Mutawakkil (822).

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