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  Faisal I - Encyclopedia.com
Faisal was educated in Constantinople and later sat in the Ottoman parliament as deputy for Jidda.
Faisal was disappointed in his hope to rule as king over all Arab territory in the Ottoman Empire.
Prince Faisal, the equivalent of minister of sports, died in the intensive care unit of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, the officials...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Faisal1.html   (1053 words)

  
  Faisal of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Faisal was born in Riyadh, the fourth son of Ibn Saud.
Faisal introduced reforms such as girl's schools and television, but these reforms were opposed by many Saudis, including members of the royal family, as both were seen to be against Islam.
King Faisal was an avid reader of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and financed their wide dissemination throughout the kingdom and the Arab world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia   (510 words)

  
 Faisal I of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Faisal ibn Husayn (Arabic:فيصل بن حسين May 20, 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933.
Faisal also worked with the Allies during World War I in their conquest of Transjordan and the capture of Damascus, where he became part of a new Arab government in 1918.
But in April 1920, the San Remo conference gave France the mandate for Syria, which led to the battle of Maysalun on July 24, 1920; Faisal was expelled from Syria by the French and went to live in the United Kingdom in August that year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faisal_I_of_Iraq   (443 words)

  
 Faisal of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
When Saud's health failed, Faisal was appointed regent, assuming office on March 4, 1964.
On March 25, 1975, Faisal was shot and killed by his nephew, Faisal bin Musad, for reasons still not totally clear.
Prince Faisal Ibn Musad was captured directly after the attack and Prince Musad was declared officially insane.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia   (492 words)

  
 Faisal-Weizmann Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement was signed on January 3, 1919, by Emir Faisal (son of the King of Hejaz) and Chaim Weizmann (later President of the World Zionist Organization) as part of the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 settling disputes stemming from World War I.
The intended purpose was to forge an agreement between Faisal and the Zionist movement to support Jewish settlement in Palestine.
Faisal conditioned his acceptance on the fulfillment of British wartime promises to the Arabs, who had hoped for independence in a vast part of the Ottoman Empire.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Faisal-Weizmann_Agreement   (707 words)

  
 Sharing the Land of Canaan - Faisal Husseini
Faisal Abdel Qader Husseini was born in Baghdad on July 17, 1940 during his father's forced exile from Jerusalem.
Faisal Husseini was among the Palestinian nationalist pioneers who were detained by the Israelis directly after the war under the pretext that they were setting up military groups and possessing arms.
Faisal Husseini moved between different professions in the period 1969-1979, he worked as a farmer in Jericho, an oil merchant, a hotel receptionist, a radiology technician, and a mobile vendor.
www.qumsiyeh.org /faisalhusseini   (1284 words)

  
 Faisal, I Biography / Biography of Faisal, I Biography Biography
On May 20, 1883, Faisal was born in Taif near the Islamic holy city of Mecca in western Arabia, the third son of Husein ibn Ali and a member of one of Mecca's leading families, which claimed descent from the prophet Mohammed.
Faisal did conclude an agreement in 1919 with Chaim Weizmann, head of the World Zionist Organization, in which he accepted large-scale Jewish immigration into Palestine, provided that the rights of Arab farmers were protected and that the promised Arab state in the Fertile Crescent was actually established.
Faisal was a popular choice in the new state of Iraq because of his nationalist and military reputation, his personal charm and integrity, and his noble birth in the Prophet's Hashemite clan.
www.bookrags.com /biography-faisal-i   (826 words)

  
 King Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz Al Saud
In October 1962, Faisal was urged by the ulama and many princes to accept the kingship, but he declined, citing his promise to his father to support Saud.
Faisal also increased central control over the provinces by making local officials responsible to the king, creating a Ministry of Justice to regulate the autonomous religious courts, and establishing a national development plan to coordinate construction projects and social services throughout the country.
One of Faisal's nephews went so far as to lead an assault on one of the new studios and was later killed in a shoot-out with the police.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/gulf/faisal.htm   (647 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Faisal: Monarch, Statesman and Patriarch:1905-1975   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Indeed when Faisal was born, the thought of Arabia as a world power would have been inconceivable, even to Ibn Sa'ud, one of the most far-sighted leaders in the Arab world.
But for Faisal it was also the beginning of an extensive education in the ways of the West and his first appreciation of what lay behind the industrial and military might of the Western nations.
Faisal was, quite simply, a man of two worlds: the world of man and the world of God.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/197504/faisal-monarch.statesman.and.patriarch.1905-1975.htm   (1295 words)

  
 The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
King Faisal was the third King of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 1964 to 1975.
Faisal became viceroy of the Hijaz, thus extending King Abdul Aziz's remit to the west of the peninsula.
In 1964, Faisal was named regent and, a few months later in the same year, became king.
www.saudinf.com /main/b44.htm   (163 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He participated in the military campaigns of his father, and in 1925 he led the army to a decisive victory in the kingdom of Al Ḩijāz (the Hejaz).
Faisal abolished the office of premier and thereby made himself absolute ruler.
King Faisal was assassinated on March 25, 1975, and was succeeded by his half brother, Prince Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz.
encarta.msn.com /text_761561419__1/Faisal.html   (274 words)

  
 faisal
King Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud 906-1975 (1324-1395 H) Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman Ibn Faisal Al Saud was born in April 1906 (1324 H).
Domestically, King Faisal led the Saudi forces to calm a tense situation in Asir in 1922 (1341 H).
King Faisal's policy was based on a number of constants: safeguarding the country's independence and identity, preserving the Arab League's Charter and actively advocating Islamic solidarity.
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/3490/faisal.html   (478 words)

  
 Faisal II Biography / Biography of Faisal II Biography Biography
Although Faisal was heir to the Iraqi throne, his uncle, Abdul Ilah acted as regent until the new king came of age.
Faisal II began his reign with good intentions and a seriousness of purpose that his father had lacked.
King Faisal II and his uncle, Emir Abdul Ilah, perished in the brief fighting, while General Nuri al-Sa`id was later butchered in the streets.
www.bookrags.com /biography-faisal-ii   (623 words)

  
 Faisal ibn Husseini
Amir Faisal ibn Husseini was born in Mecca on May 20, 1885.
Faisal became king of Syria and Faisal's brother was able to take the throne in Jordan in 1920.
In 1923, Britain crowned Faisal king of Iraq with the understanding that Iraq would be made an independent state.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/ibnHusseini.html   (237 words)

  
 Faisal Husseini: a Man of Peace is Remembered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal’s father was the military commander of the Great Arab Rebellion of 1936 and later the leader of al-Jihad al-Mukaddas irregulars in 1948.
Faisal was born in Baghdad on 1940, as his father was living in exile there.
Faisal Husseini, wrote Friedman, “Inherited his father’s steely determination to fight Zionism, earning him the respect of the Shabiba [the Palestinian youths of Fatah], as well as of the kaleidoscope of PLO factions.
www.jerusalemites.org /editorial/47.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Faisal bin Turki
Faisal bin Turki refused to acknowledge the Viceroy of Egypt.
Faisal bin Turki cemented the alliance with Abd Allah ibn Rashid of the Shammar Mountains by marrying his son, Talal, to Abd Allah's daughter, Nurah.
When Faisal's two sons, Abd Allah and Saud, vied to take over the empire from their father, Abd Allah enlisted the aid of the Ottoman governor in Iraq, who used the opportunity to take Al Qatif and Al Hufuf in eastern Arabia.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/gulf/faisal-bin-turki.htm   (1133 words)

  
 Uncle's boots still too big for me, says Faisal
Faisal, the son of Miandad's eldest sister, laughs off any comparisons with the legendary batsman and captain.
Comparisons were inevitable and when Faisal stepped on the field to represent Pakistan at the Under-15 World Cup in England in 1996, he was tipped to be another Miandad.
Faisal hit a fighting half-century against the touring Australians in a three-day game in Karachi in 1998-99 which earned a few tips from the elegant Aussie right-hander Mark Waugh.
www.icricketer.com /news/10oct02/news8.shtml   (654 words)

  
 King Faisal 1
Faisal works closely with his father in the administration.
— August 23: Faisal is crowned as king of Iraq, a country where he is enthusiastically received by the people, in which he is chosen in an election with 96% of the votes.
1923: Faisal is conferred the title of constitutional monarch by the national assembly of Iraq.
i-cias.com /e.o/faisal_1.htm   (425 words)

  
 Faisal II of Iraq - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal II (May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958) was the last king of Iraq from April 4, 1939 to 1958.
As a teen, Faisal attended Harrow School in the United Kingdom, together with his cousin King Hussein of Jordan.
Faisal, as the senior member of the Hashemite family, became head of state.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Faisal_II_of_Iraq   (379 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Emir Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal ibn Husayn (May 20, 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933.
He led the Arab delegation to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and, with the support of the knowledgeable and influential Gertrude Bell, argued for the establishment of independent Arab emirates for the area previously covered by the Ottoman Empire.
On January 3, 1919, Faisal and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization signed the Faisal Weizmann Agreement which established Arab acceptance of the Balfour Declaration.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Emir-Faisal   (429 words)

  
 King Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
King Faisal ibn Abdulaziz Al-Saud was born in 1906.
In 1919, when he was only fourteen years old, Faisal made his first trip abroad, representing his father in London at the allied victory celebration following World War I. He became the Kingdom's first Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1930, and retained the post even after becoming King.
Faisal's domestic and foreign policies reflected his wise, far-sighted and powerful leadership.
www.kfshrc.edu.sa /library/html/king_faisal.html   (230 words)

  
 rediff.com: cricket channel: India's chances at Headingley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal Shariff : Shastri's appointment as the spokessperson for the team has been according to a senior member of the team ' showing the red to the raging bull Dalmiya'.
Faisal Shariff : Why would you send a specialist opening batsman down the order and send the most consistent middle-order batter up the order --- after he has publicly stated his dislike for the opening slot.We must insist on finding specialist openers.
Faisal Shariff : It is a very good one-day side but has a long way to go before it can be labelled a dangerous opponent in Test cricket.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2002/aug/22chat1.htm   (2255 words)

  
 Carleton College: Commencement 2000:
Faisal: We stand before you on this lovely late spring morning, the birds lost in song, sunlight filtering through the air, our voices ready to take flight, ready to unfold the wings of our words.
Faisal: You, Sachin, speak Hindi and I speak Urdu; but when you speak and I listen, the words are the same.
Faisal: Now, as we leave Carleton, entering the unfolding arms of the new millennium, it is up to us—Class of 2000—not to be limited by who we once were, or even by who we are now.
www.carleton.edu /commencement2000/faisal_sachin.html   (835 words)

  
 Democracy Now! | Pakistani Immigrant Married to U.S. Citizen Faces Deportation
It is the story of Faisal Ulvie, a Pakistani immigrant who came so close to being deported he was on the airport tarmac when INS authorities received a cell phone call from a federal judge ordering them to pull Faisal off the plane.
You know, Faisal in his own words said to me, being detained for two months, he could deal with that, but what he couldn't deal with was being separated from his wife and children.
The dramatic moment when Judge Rohan two years ago when Faisal Ulvie was actually on the airport tarmac called with her cell phone to say that he should be removed from the plane, that he should not be deported.
www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=04/07/01/142240   (2571 words)

  
 Internet Travel News - Faisal Memon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal Memon is CEO and group managing director of Illusions Online, pioneer of the UKÂ’s only complete browser-based tour operator reservations solution.
Faisal works with the company`s development teams to turn ideas into innovative solutions and overseas the development of the companyÂ’s global operation.
Faisal founded Illusions Online with the goal of developing advanced solutions for the tour operating, hospitality and travel industries by automating each customerÂ’s entire enterprise rather than individual offices, and using integrated internet-based solutions to link call centres, suppliers, corporate offices, and customer sites.
www.breakingtravelnews.com /article/100747   (469 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Faisal I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faisal I (1885-1933), king of Iraq, born in Mecca, Arabia, and educated in Constantinople (present-day İstanbul).
In July 1920, when the Iraqi Arabs learned of the decision, they began an armed uprising against the British, then still occupying Iraq.
Faisal II (1935-1958), king of Iraq (1939-1958), grandson of Faisal I, born in Baghdād, and educated at Harrow School, England.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Faisal_I.html   (184 words)

  
 Soccer News of Friday, 27 June 2003
In a writ filed at a Kumasi High Court on May 5, 2003, both the chairman of the club, Alhaji Grunsah and King Faisal FC were jointly and severally sued for failing to honour their part of an agreement signed between them and Ashanti Heroes over the player on April 7, 1999.
According to the agreement, Ashanti Heroes released the player to King Faisal on the grounds that the former would be entitled to a 30 per cent share if the player is transferred to any club, either local or foreign, while the remaining 70 per cent goes to the latter.
However, Ashanti Heroes alleged that King Faisal have ignored notifications by them and the GFA reminding them to fulfil their part of the agreement since the player was transferred to Kotoko a couple of seasons ago.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=38360   (363 words)

  
 Publications
Faisal A. Shah and Qassim Nasir, "Tracking of mobile fading channels by predictive type RLS algorithm" presented at First International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks 03 Dhahran, March 2003.
Faisal A. Shah, "Wavelet analysis of harmonic signals in noisy environment: application to industrial plant data" in Proc.
Faisal A. Shah, "Uplink channel estimation for IMT-DS", in Proc.
www.ece.umn.edu /users/sfaisal/publications.html   (391 words)

  
 rediff.com: cricket channel: India's game plan for the second Test
Faisal Shariff : I asked the selectors the question about Agarkar playing in the next Test and they believe that after the hundred at Lord's he will bowl better (beats me how).The selectors believe that he is the all-rounder they have been searching for.
Faisal Shariff : I think his defence is organised and he has it in him to be a successful opening bat.
Faisal Shariff : India play Zimbabwe and England in their opening games, tough opponents before we go ahead in the tournament.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2002/aug/07chat1.htm   (2018 words)

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