Aliya bint Ali

Aliya bint Ali
Queen of Iraq
Reign25 January 1934 – 4 April 1939
Born19 January 1911
Mecca, Ottoman Empire
Died21 December 1950(1950-12-21) (aged 39)
Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah
SpouseGhazi of Iraq
IssueFaisal II of Iraq
Names
Aliya bint Ali bin Hussein
HouseHashemite
FatherAli of Hejaz
MotherNafisa Khanum

Aliya bint Ali of Hejaz (Arabic: علياء بنت علي, "noble born"; 19 January 1911 – 21 December 1950), was an Arabian princess and a queen consort of Iraq. She was the spouse and first cousin of King Ghazi of Iraq and the queen mother of King Faisal II of Iraq.[1] She was the second and last Queen of Iraq.

  1. ^ "IRAQ – Resurgence In The Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors". APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map. 2005.