Prince Zeid

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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.

Prince Zeid ibn Huseyin (Arabic: الأمير زيد ابن حسين‎) (February 28, 1898 – October 18, 1970), succeeded King Faisal II of Iraq on his assassination in 1958, but never ruled as Iraq became a republic.

Zeid was born on February 28, 1898 at Stinia Palace, in Turkey, to King Hussein bin Ali and Queen Adila Khanum. He was educated at Ghalata Serai (Galatasaray Lisesi) College, Constantinople College and Balliol College, Oxford.

From 1916–19, Prince Zeid was the Commander of the Arab Northern Army, and in 1923 was assigned to the Iraqi Cavalry and promoted to Colonel.

On July 14, 1958, Prince Zeid was appointed Head of the Royal House of Iraq, following the assassination of King Faisal II by General Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, who proclaimed Iraq to be a Republic. Zeidn and his family continued to live in London, where the family resided during the coup, as Zeid was the Iraqi ambassador there.

In November 1933, Zeid married Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid in Athens, Greece and they had one son, Prince Ra'ad.

Zeid was also Iraqi ambassador in Berlin and in Ankara in 1930s and in London in the 1950s.

Prince Zeid died in Paris on October 18, 1970 and is buried in the Royal Mausoleum at Raghdan Palace, Amman, Jordan.

Hashemite
Born: February 28, 1898
Died: October 18, 1970
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
King Faisal II		 * NOT REIGNING *
King of Iraq
(1958–1970)		 Succeeded by
Prince Ra'ad


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