King of Iraq | |
---|---|
ملك العراق | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
First monarch | Faisal I |
Last monarch | Faisal II |
Formation | 23 August 1921 |
Abolition | 14 July 1958 |
Residence | Royal Palace, Baghdad |
Appointer | Hereditary |
Pretender(s) | Ra'ad bin Zeid |
The king of Iraq (Arabic: ملك العراق, romanized: Malik al-‘Irāq) was Iraq's head of state and monarch from 1921 to 1958. He served as the head of the Iraqi monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king was addressed as His Majesty (Arabic: صاحب الجلالة).