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Sharif Hussein

Hussein of Hejaz
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Sharif Hussein in December 1916
King of the Arab Countries
Reign October 1916 – 3 October 1924
Predecessor Position created
Successor Ali (as King of the Hejaz)
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
Reign November 1908 – 3 October 1924
Predecessor Abd al-Ilah Pasha
Successor Ali
Born 1853/1854
Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died (aged 76–77)
Amman, Transjordan
Burial al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Spouse
  • Abdiyah Khanum
  • Madiha Khanum
  • Khadija Khanum
  • Adila Khanum
Issue
House
Father Ali Pasha ibn Muhammad
Mother Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar
Religion Sunni Islam

Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: الحسين بن علي الهاشمي‎‎, al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 1853/1854 – 4 June 1931) was a Hashemite Arab leader who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, King of the Hejaz from 1916 to 1924. At the end of his reign he also briefly laid claim to the office of Caliph.

A member of the Awn clan of the Qatadid emirs of Mecca, he was perceived to have rebellious inclinations and in 1893 was summoned to Constantinople where he was kept on the Council of State. In 1908, in the aftermath of the Young Turk Revolution, he was appointed Emir of Mecca by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. In 1916, with the promise of British support for Arab independence, he proclaimed the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, accusing the Committee of Union and Progress of violating tenets of Islam and limiting the power of the sultan-caliph. Shortly after the outbreak of the revolt, Hussein declared himself 'King of the Arab Countries'. However, his pan-Arab aspirations were not accepted by the Allies, who recognised him only as King of the Hejaz.

After World War I Hussein refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, in protest at the Balfour Declaration and the establishment of British and French mandates in Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. He later refused to sign the Anglo-Hashemite Treaty and thus deprived himself of British support when his kingdom was invaded by Ibn Saud. In March 1924, when the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished, Hussein proclaimed himself Caliph of all Muslims. In October 1924, facing defeat by Ibn Saud, he abdicated and was succeeded as king by his eldest son Ali. His sons Faisal and Abdullah were made rulers of Iraq and Transjordan in 1921.


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