Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz
Ali bin Hussein GBE (Arabic: علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, romanized: ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī; 1879 – 13 February 1935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Ibn Saud in December 1925. He was the eldest son of King Hussein bin Ali and a scion of the Hashemite family. With the passing of the kingship from his father he also became the heir to the title of caliph, but he did not adopt the office and the style of caliph.
| Ali bin Hussein علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي | |
|---|---|
| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |
Photograph by Zoltan Kluger, 1933 | |
| King of Hejaz Sharif of Mecca | |
| Reign | 3 October 1924 – 19 December 1925 |
| Predecessor | Hussein bin Ali |
| Successor | Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman (as King of Hejaz) Sharifate abolished |
| Born | 1879 Mecca, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 13 February 1935 (aged 55–56) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Burial | Royal Mausoleum, Adhamiyah |
| Spouse | Nafissa Khanum |
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| House | Hashemite |
| Father | Hussein bin Ali |
| Mother | Abdiya bin Abdullah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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