COMMANDER // 1885–1933
Faisal I
King of IraqOttoman Empire2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1885 – 1933
Active service 1920 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 35.
Profile
Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was a Hejazi statesman who served as the King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family, he was a leader of the Great Arab Revolt during the First World War, and ruled as the unrecognized King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria from March to July 1920 when he was expelled by the French.
Battles (2)
1920
1920
Capture of DamascusFranco-Syrian War · Syrian rebels