May 20, 1883
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- Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Source: Proleksis Encyclopedia
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Faisal I of Iraq
1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
Faisal I of Iraq has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 20, 1885 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Born
May 20, 1885
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: September 8, 1933
- Birthplace
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
- Professions
- king, military personnel, politician
- Citizenship
- Arab Kingdom of Syria, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Iraq
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: May 20, 1885 (BnF authorities) or May 20, 1883 (Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Proleksis Encyclopedia) or May 20, 1886 (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) or in 1883 (al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
May 20, 1886
Precision: day · Rank: normal
in 1883
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
More about Faisal I of Iraq
Family
- Father
- Hussein bin Ali
- Sibling
- Ali of Hejaz
- Sibling
- Abdullah I of Jordan
- Child
- Ghazi of Iraq
- Sibling
- Prince Zeid bin Hussein
- Spouse
- Huzaima bint Nasser
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Faisal I of Iraq born?
Faisal I of Iraq was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Ta'if, Saudi Arabia.