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Ghazi ( March 21, 1912 - April 4, 1939) was king of Iraq from 1933 to 1939. He was born in Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia), the son of Faisal I, the first king of Iraq. A staunch nationalist, opposed to British interests in his country, Ghazi's reign was characterized by tensions between civilians and the army, which sought control of the government. He supported General Bakr Sidqi in his coup, which replaced the civilian government with a military one. This was the first coup d'état to take place in the Arab world.

He died in 1939 in a car accident involving a sports car he was driving. His son Faisal succeeded him.

1912 births1939 deathsIraqi heads of state

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King Faisal II
Ghazi of IraqGhazi ( March 21, 1912 April 4, 1939) was king of Iraq from 1933 to 1939. He was born in Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia), the son of Faisal I, the first king of Iraq. A staunch nationalist, opposed to British interests in his country, Ghazi's reign waGhazi Mashal Ajil al-YawerGhazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (born 1958? in Mosul, Iraq) is the interim President of Iraq. He was originally a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. As President of the Council, in 2004 heGhazi al-JabaliGhazi al-Jabali, the Gaza Strip Chief of Police, appointed by the Palestinian Authority. According to The New York Times, he is local known as Yasser Arafat's "enforcer" in the Gaza Strip, taking both a tough line on Arafat's critics and being corrupt.
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