Huzaima bint Nasser
Huzaima bint Nasser (1884–1935) was an Arabian princess, Sharifa of Mecca. She was Queen of Syria and then Queen of Iraq by marriage to Faisal I of Iraq, and queen mother during the reign of her son.
| Huzaima bint Nasser | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Iraq | |
 Huzaima in the wedding of her son. | |
| Queen of Syria | |
| Tenure | 8 March 1920 – 24 July 1920 |
| Predecessor | Title created |
| Successor | Title abolished |
| Queen of Iraq | |
| Tenure | 23 August 1921 – 8 September 1933 |
| Predecessor | Title created |
| Successor | Aliya bint Ali |
| Born | 1884 Mecca, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 27 March 1935 (aged 50-51) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Burial | Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah |
| Spouse | Faisal I of Iraq |
| Issue | Princess Azza of Iraq Princess Rajiha of Iraq Princess Raifi'a of Iraq King Ghazi I of Iraq |
| House | House of Nasser |
| Father | Amir Nasser Pasha |
| Mother | Dilber Khanum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam[1] |
Biography
Her father was Amir Nasser Pasha. She was his younger twin of Musbah. Her mother was Dilber Khanum.
In 1904, in Istanbul, she married the prince Faisal son of the Sharif of Mecca. Their first born was Azza (1906–1936), followed by Rajiha (1907–1959) and Raifi'a (1910–1934), and finally by Ghazi (1912–1939), the future king of Iraq.
Queen of Syria
After World War I, the former dominions of the Ottoman Empire were divided between the European nations, or proclaimed independent. In 1920, Faisal was proclaimed king of Syria, and so Hazima became queen of Syria. In order to reach her husband, she moved with her children into the new established royal palace in Damascus. After only four months of reign, the kingdom of Syria was dissolved after the Franco-Syrian War, and so both Faisal and Hazima lost their titles.
Queen of Iraq
In 1921, the British government decided to put Faisal as king of the new Kingdom of Iraq, over which they had an international mandate. He accepted and he was proclaimed king of Iraq. Naturally Hazima became queen, and the royal family was transferred to Baghdad the capital of the new kingdom.
Faisal died in 1933, and was succeeded by his son Ghazi, and so Huzaima became queen mother of Iraq.
She died in Baghdad two years later, in 1935.[2]
References
- IRAQ – Resurgence In The Shiite World – Part 8 – Jordan & The Hashemite Factors , APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map, 14 Feb 2005
- Omnilexica.org
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Huzaima bint Nasser House of Nasser Born: 1884 1935 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Queen of Syria 1920 |
Kingdom abolished |
| New title | Queen of Iraq 1921–1933 |
Succeeded by Aliya bint Ali |