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Princess Badiya bint Ali (24 January 1920– 9 May 2020) was an Iraqi princess, and one of the last surviving Iraqi royals following the 1958 coup. She was the daughter of Ali, King of Hejaz, and Princess Nafeesa, sister of Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, and the aunt of King Faisal II of Iraq.

Life

She spent her childhood in Mecca. Her father was deposed in 1924, and she followed her family in exile to Iraq, where her uncle had been made king in 1921.

Her brother 'Abd al-Ilah served as regent of Iraq for their nephew king Faisal II, for whom she and especially her sister Abadiya bint Ali acted as mother figures.

She married her relative Sharif al-Hussein bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abd al-Mu'in in 1950.

In 1958, her brother, sister and the rest of the royal family were murdered in the massacre of the royal family during the 14 July Revolution. She herself was not killed because she had not been present in the Royal Al-Rehab Palace when the massacre took place. She sought refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Baghdad, who arranged a safe flight for her and her husband and sons to Cairo in Egypt.

Afterwards, she and her family lived in exile; she settled in Switzerland and eventually in London, the United Kingdom. She died in London on May 9th, 2020 at the age of 100. Iraq's president Barham Salih sent condolences to her now-deceased son Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, who was an advocate for reinstating the monarchy in Iraq as he considered himself to be the rightful heir to the throne.

She published her memoirs, which provides a valuable insight into the life of the Iraqi royal family.

References

  1. Juan Romero (18 December 2010). The Iraqi Revolution of 1958: A Revolutionary Quest for Unity and Security. University Press of America. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7618-5260-5.
  2. Hilton, Tommy. "Princess Badiya bint Ali, survivor of the 1958 Iraqi coup, dies aged 100". Al Arabiya News. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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