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  Jordan - History - The Making of Transjordan
King Faisal I, meanwhile, assumed the throne of the Kingdom of Iraq in the same year.
The Hashemite family ruled Iraq until King Faisal’s grandson King Faisal II and his immediate family were all murdered in a bloody coup by Nasserist sympathizers led by Colonel Abdel Karim Qassem on July 14, 1958.
The Hashemites suffered another major blow in 1925, when King Ali bin al-Hussein, the eldest brother of Abdullah and Faisal, lost the throne of the Kingdom of the Hijaz to Abdel Aziz bin Saud of Najd.
www.kinghussein.gov.jo /his_transjordan.html   (918 words)

  
  Faisal I of Iraq
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 was born in Taif (in present-day Saudi Arabia) in 1883, the third son of Husayn ibn Ali, the Grand Sharif of Mecca.
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.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/f/fa/faisal_i_of_iraq.html   (348 words)

  
  King Faisal I of Iraq - Picture - MSN Encarta
The Arab statesman known as Faisal I was a leader in the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule during and after World War I (1914-1918).
In cooperation with the British, Faisal and his Arab forces captured Damascus, the capital of Syria, from the Ottomans in 1918.
In 1921 Faisal was elected the first king of the British mandate of Iraq.
encarta.msn.com /media_461554159/King_Faisal_I_of_Iraq.html   (84 words)

  
 King Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia
King Faisal participated in politics for 40 years, undertaking various governmental and administrative responsibilities during the reigns of his father, King Abdul Aziz and his brother, King Saud.
King Faisal led the Kingdom's delegation to the 1939 London Conference on the Palestinian issue, known as the Round Table Conference.
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.the-saudi.net /al-saud/faisal.htm   (536 words)

  
 Imperial College London - King Faisal Prize 2006 awarded to Imperial College London mathematician
King Faisal International Prizes are awarded annually by Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Foundation to reward and encourage outstanding research.
King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch.
King Faisal International Prize laureates have earned numerous other prestigious national and international prizes for their efforts.
www.ic.ac.uk /P7202.htm   (827 words)

  
 King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz - Saudi Arabia Information
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.
Following the formation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1932.
www.saudinf.com /main/b44.htm   (161 words)

  
 Al-Hussayn, Al-Haji Share King Faisal Prize
RIYADH, 25 December 2005 — Saleh Al-Hussayn, chairman of the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (Saudi Arabia), and Yousuf Al-Haji, chairman of the International Islamic Charity Organization (Kuwait), were declared the joint winners of the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam.
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Asir and director general of King Faisal Foundation, was among those present.
Al-Hussayn was declared the joint winner of the award for promoting the moderate face of Islam and for confronting extremism in the Saudi society.
www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=75221&d=25&m=12&y=2005   (388 words)

  
 King Faisal
Faisal was internationally known as a strong leader, who was both critical of the actions of Israel in the region, as well as of Soviet political presence and influence.
Faisal provided much economic support for other countries in the Middle East.
— November: Faisal is appointed king, after the deposition of his brother.
lexicorient.com /e.o/faisal.htm   (267 words)

  
 King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz - Index
King Abdul Aziz Chair at the University of California, Santa Barbara
King Fahd Chair at the SOAS, University of London
King Faisal Mosque and Center in Conakry, Guinea
www.kingfahdbinabdulaziz.com /main/index1.htm   (177 words)

  
 King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - MedHunters
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
KFSHandRC has three campuses: the main campus and the King Fahad National Centre for Children's Cancer and Research, both in Riyadh, and the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah.
Located on the coast of the Red Sea (which is home to some of the best coral reefs in the world), JEDDAH is a beautiful city with buildings of historical interest, modern shopping facilities, and international cuisine.
www.medhunters.com /employer/22873.html   (281 words)

  
 MidEast Web - Middle East Israel - Palestinian Conflict TimeLine
Henry King and Charles Crane, the US members of the International Commission of Inquiry, sent primarily on the initiative of President Wilson, present their report based on their visit to the region in June-July, against creation of a Jewish National home in Palestine.
King Faruq forced to abdicate (26 Jul) and is exiled.
King Talal of Jordan abdicates in favor of Hussein, aged 17.
www.mideastweb.org /timeline.htm   (7809 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1975: Saudi's King Faisal assassinated
King Faisal was fatally wounded when his nephew Prince Faisal Ibu Musaed allegedly fired three bullets at him with a pistol at point blank range during a royal audience.
King Faisal had bent forward to kiss his nephew but Prince Musaed was reported to have pulled out a pistol and shot him under the chin and then through the ear.
Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed was later found guilty of regicide and in June 1975 he was executed for the murder of his uncle King Faisal.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/25/newsid_4233000/4233595.stm   (384 words)

  
 Kadi wins King Faisal Prize in Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The prize, given by Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Foundation to scientists and scholars for "outstanding accomplishments on behalf of humanity," is awarded for work in the areas of Islamic studies, Arabic literature, medicine, science and service to Islam.
The King Faisal Prize, awarded annually, is worth 350,000 Saudi riyals ($95,000).
The prize was established in 1976 with $1.2 billion donated by eight sons of the king, who died in 1975.
chronicle.uchicago.edu /940217/prize.shtml   (525 words)

  
 King Faisal I
Faisal, third son of Emir Hussein, the son of Sharif Husain of Mecca, was born in 1885.
Faisal lived in Constantinople and later sat in the Ottoman parliament as deputy for Jidda.
These all failed but the king's rule came to an end when he was killed in a car accident in 1939.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /IRQfeisal1.htm   (309 words)

  
 KING FAISAL: OH, WEALTH AND POWER -- Monday, Apr. 07, 1975 -- Page 1 -- TIME
When he died at the age of 69, Faisal was not only among the richest men in the world, thanks to Saudi Arabia's incredible oil wealth, but one of its last absolute monarchs, and a powerful voice for conservatism in the Arab world.
Thus he continued the tradition of the majlis, or weekly royal audience, at which Saudis were free to approach their King with a message or a petition.
Faisal had a reverence for desert ways, and strove mightily to keep alien influences from corrupting his kingdom.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,917226-1,00.html   (685 words)

  
 The Death of King Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
King Faisal died suddenly and mysteriously on 7th September 1933 in the Swiss capital of Bern.
One hour later the king, not yet 50 years old, was dead.
Faisal's unexperienced son Prince Ghazi (20) was proclaimed king.
www.greatwar.nl /bagdad/faisal.html   (101 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Rays of Light and Brightness: The King Faisal International Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is administered by the King Faisal Foundation, a legacy of the third king of Saudi Arabia.
The KFIP is one of several projects of the King Faisal Foundation, the Middle East's largest philanthropic organization.
It was established in 1976 by the sons of Faisal ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud, the third king of Saudi Arabia, to perpetuate their father's humanitarian legacy.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200005/rays.of.light.and.brightness-the.king.faisal.international.prize.htm   (3459 words)

  
 mnartists.org | Brian Hartley Sago | King Faisal Embarks for Paris
“King Faisal Embarks for Paris” was the first print in a series about current political boundaries in the Middle East.
In 1919, King Faisal ibn Husayn of Iraq traveled to Paris to help with negotiations of the Versailles Treaty.
He had been appointed a couple years earlier by the British and was the son of the new King of Saudi Arabia (also helped to power by the British.) “Faisal Embarks for Paris” is about Faisal’s journey to attend those treaty negotiations.
www.mnartists.org /work.do?rid=129875   (106 words)

  
 Associated Press of Pakistan - Glowing tributes paid to King Faisal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He said King Faisal helped other Muslim countries in several areas particularly in education sector as he wanted to see every Islamic state not only economically stable but also well educated.
He said King Faisal was man of character who spent his life with certain principles and earned respect and dignity in the entire Muslim world.
He said King Faisal played a great role for the economic development of Saudi Arabia and made the country an economically stable state of the world.
www.app.com.pk /en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=2   (506 words)

  
 King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center has Saudi Jobs through International Hospital Recruitments
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Canter - Jeddah began in March 2000, due to the generous gift of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahad Bin Abdul Aziz.
One of the objectives of the Nursing Department is to develop a strong continuous education program for all nurses.
Collaboration with community partners, such as King Abdul Azizz University is a major focus of Nursing Affairs.
www.ihrcanada.com /hospital/saudi/kfsh_rc.htm   (1339 words)

  
 King Faisal University at AllExperts
King Faisal University is a public university in Dammam, Saudi Arabia founded in 1975.
It is one of the toughest two Saudi universities to get into, the other being the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
Its teaching hospital, the King Fahd University Hospital, is in Khobar, although a newer hospital is currently under construction near the main campus of the university.
en.allexperts.com /e/k/ki/king_faisal_university.htm   (154 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - King Faisal bridge to make way for new interchange
SHARJAH - By the beginning of next month, the Sharjah Directorate of Public Works (DPW) will start demolishing the King Faisal bridge and will construct a new interchange in the area in order to ensure smooth, non-stop traffic flow in this particular area, which is daily witnessing a bottleneck traffic situation.
The new King Faisal interchange is being planned in a way to ensure smooth, non-stop flow of traffic without any traffic jams, particularly at the traffic signal under the bridge and on the King Faisal Bridge."
Noman hoped that the demolition of the King Faisal bridge will not contribute to worsening the traffic situation till the new interchange is completed.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2005/September/theuae_September213.xml§ion=theuae&col=   (243 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego > News > Science -- Scripps man wins King Faisal prize
Sharpless was honored for his development of new methods for the production of pure compounds that serve as a basis for some drugs.
The annual Faisal prizes in medicine, science, Islamic affairs and Arabic literature are given in honor of the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was assassinated by a deranged nephew in 1975.
The king's son, Prince Khalid al-Faisal, director-general of the King Faisal Foundation, which gives the annual awards, said Sharpless has been described as "one of the most creative and intuitive organic chemists of his generation."
www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/19950215-444-headline.html   (159 words)

  
 Article: Maulana Maududi and the King Faisal Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abdullah who count the King Faisal Award as one of the hallmark accomplishments and recognitions for Maulana Maududi.
Among some of the areas that did not reflect the towering mind and personality of him was his acceptance of King Faisal Award.
That King Faisal himself was relatively more pious and may have dazzled the desperate and humbled Muslim world does not alter the fact about the nature of Saudi Arabia and its monarchy.
globalwebpost.com /farooqm/writings/islamic/maududi-faisalprize.htm   (794 words)

  
 Crown Prince (later King) Faisal of Saudi Arabia visits the Woking Mosque, February 1939
Crown Prince (later King) Faisal of Saudi Arabia visits the Woking Mosque, February 1939
In February 1939, Crown Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was Foreign Minister of his country at the time and later ruled as King from 1964 to 1975, visited the U.K. to attend the Palestine Conference in London.
During his visit he came to the Woking Mosque, a report of which was published in The Islamic Review, May 1939 on pages 162–164.
www.wokingmuslim.org /pers/faisal.htm   (135 words)

  
 Critics Ask if Hans Blix, King Faisal Are Reliable
While awaiting the first report by U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix eight days hence, the Bush administration is evaluating the reliability of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia as an ally in the war against terrorism.
It should be noted that Faisal is between a rock and a hard place.
U.S. Secretary of State Powell insists that Faisal is a "good friend." However, one can’t overlook Faisal’s 1972 oil embargo to punish Americans for supporting Israel.
www.lindseywilliams.org /Editorial_Archives/2002_12-_Critics_Ask_if_Hans_Blix_-_King_Faisal_Are_Reliable.htm   (748 words)

  
 Helen Ziegler & Associates (HZA)
The majority of respiratory therapy contracts are "single status" – if you are married, your spouse may only accompany you if he or she also has a position in Saudi Arabia.
In order to qualify for Staff Pharmacist jobs in Saudi Arabia, you must:have a Bachelors Degree, be registered in Canada or the United States; hold a current, active state/provincial license; have two to three years of recent, North American acute-care hospital experience.
Dependents are not eligible to accompany individuals on single status contracts.
www.hziegler.com /allied-health-jobs.shtml   (493 words)

  
 - April 2007
If Tano Bofoakwa beats King Faisal and Fete Feyenoord either draw or lose to Ashgold, Bofoakwa will stay in the Premiership whilst Faisal and Feyenoord are relegated
But should Bofoakwa and King Faisal draw whilst Feyenoord wins, then the two teams will visit relegation with Swedru base staying.
But should King Faisal draw then they will have to wait for the score line between Feyenoord and Ashgold to know their fate
www.scoutingtalents.com /scoutingtalents/scoutingtalents.php/2007/04   (4386 words)

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