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Abd al-Ilah

Date of birth:
November 14th, 1913 (Ta'if, Hejaz)
Date of death:
July 14th, 1958 (Baghdad, Iraq)
Buried on:
Royal Mausoleum Baghdad
Nationality:
Iraqi

Biography

Regent of Iraq. Field Marshal/Air force marshal.

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Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1945
"DURING the course of the present war His Royal Highness, Prince Abdul Ilah, Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal of the Iraqi Army, Regent and Heir Apparent to the Throne of Iraq, has never wavered in his loyalty to the cause of the United Nations. In combating enemy efforts to create misunderstanding and hostility against the Allied Nations among the peoples of the Near East, he has risked his life and position without hesitation.

By his loyal and steadfast devotion to the Allied cause he has contributed materially to the success of the war effort of the United Nations."
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)

Order Orla Bialego

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1947
Order Orla Bialego

Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, civil division)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, civil division)

Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Wisam al-Istiqia - Grand Cordon

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Wisam al-Istiqia - Grand Cordon

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