Alan Rush

The enlightened king of Iraq

Faisal I was humane, far-sighted, distinguished — and rather dishy, shows Ali A. Allawi in his hefty if loosely-written biography 

Faisal’s dark, liquid eyes and distinguished bearing caused a sensation at the Paris Peace Conference [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]

  • Faisal I of Iraq

    Ali A. Allawi

    Yale University Press, pp. 634

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