Faisal I

American

Also Feisal I,

noun

1885–1933, king of Syria 1920; king of Iraq 1921–33.

Faisal I British

/ ˈfaɪsəl /

noun

1885–1933, king of Syria (1920) and first king of Iraq (1921–33): a leader of the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–18)

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From Economist

Not long after speaking with Faisal, I visited Rahimi in his opulent Pul-i-Khumri office, where each wall was lined with plush leather couches on which petitioners could wait to be invited into a much smaller and less stately room for private conversation.

From New York Times

That period ended at last in 1920, when Syria became an independent monarchy under King Faisal I of the Hashernite royal family.

From Time Magazine Archive

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