Annex: Kings of Iraq

This is a list of the kings of modern Iraq, for a list of the kings of ancient Babylon (Mesopotamia), see Kings of Babylon

After the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I, the lands that constitute present-day Iraq were administered by the United Kingdom through the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.

After a period of instability, caused by the anti-British sentiment in the country, the United Kingdom recognized the independence of Iraq under the name of the Kingdom of Iraq, and on 23 August 1921, Faysal I was recognized as king by the British and began the Hachemí dynasty in Iraq. This did not mean an end to British intrusion into the country's internal affairs, as British troops had complete freedom of movement across the country, and concessions to extract oil from Iraq were largely to benefit British companies. For this reason, in the Kingdom of Iraq a nationalist movement was created that criticized the hachean monarchy, that tolerated that conditioned independence.

The monarchy in Iraq would see its end in 1958, when a coup led by Colonel Abdul Karim Qassim overthrew the last king of Iraq and shot him along with most of the royal family. List of Kings of Iraq Dinastía Hachemí

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