Faisal I of Iraq and Syria

Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi (May 20, 1883  – September 8, 1933) is King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria in 1920, and is King of Iraq from August 23, 1921 to 1933.

He is the third son of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Sharif of Mecca, who proclaimd himself King of the Arab lands in October 1916.

Faisal fosters unity between Sunni and Shiite Muslims to encourage common loyalty and promote pan-Arabism in the goal of creating an Arab state that wil include Iraq, Syria and the rest of the Fertile Crescent.

While in power, Faisal tries to diversify his administration by including different ethnic and religious groups in offices.

However, Faisal's attempt at pan-Arab nationalism may have contributed to the isolation of certain religious groups.

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