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The '''Regent of Iraq''' ({{Lang-ar|وصي العراق|waṣṣā al-ʿIrāqi}}) was a position established in 1939 and held by [['Abd al-Ilah]] until 1953. a regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.<ref>The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' defines the term as "A person appointed to administer a State because the Monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated."</ref> |
The '''Regent of Iraq''' ({{Lang-ar|وصي العراق|waṣṣā al-ʿIrāqi}}) was a position established in 1939 and held by [['Abd al-Ilah]] until 1953. a regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.<ref>The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' defines the term as "A person appointed to administer a State because the Monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated."</ref> |
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The Regent of Iraq (Arabic: وصي العراق, romanized: waṣṣā al-ʿIrāqi) was a position established in 1939 and held by 'Abd al-Ilah until 1953. a regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.[1]
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
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Crown Prince Abdullah | 4 April 1939 | 1 April 1941 Deposed. |
| Sharaf bin Rajeh | 1 April 1941 | 1 June 1941 Fled Iraq. | |
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Crown Prince Abdullah | 1 June 1941 | 2 May 1953 King Faisal's majority. |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term as "A person appointed to administer a State because the Monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated."