'Abd al-Ilah
Iraqi politician
Died when: 44 years 242 days (536 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
'Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (Arabic: ??? ?????; also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah; 14 November 1913 – 14 July 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and was regent for his first-cousin once removed, King Faisal II, from 4 April 1939 to 23 May 1953, when Faisal came of age. 'Abd al-Ilah also held the title of Crown Prince of Iraq from 1943. 'Abd al-Ilah was killed along with the rest of the Iraqi royal family in the 14 July Revolution in 1958 that ended the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq.
His body was mutilated, dragged across the streets of Baghdad, and eventually burnt.
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