page_title: 'Abd al-Ilah
section_title: 14 July Revolution
hierarchical_section_title: 'Abd al-Ilah / Biography / 14 July Revolution
caption_attribution_description: English: 14 July revolution in Iraq - mutilated corpses of Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh of Hejaz (left) and Prime minister Nuri as-Said (right)العربية: في الصورة اليمنى رئيس الوزراء العراقي نوري السعيد بعد سحله والصورة اليسرى لولي عهد العراق عبدالإله بعد مقتله والتمثيل بجثثه، وذلك بتاريخ 14 يوليو سنة 1958م.
context_page_description: 'Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, was a first cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of Iraq. 'Abd al-Ilah served as regent for King Faisal II from 4 April 1939 to 23 May 1953, when Faisal came of age. He also held the title of Crown Prince of Iraq from 1943.
  'Abd al-Ilah was killed along with the rest of the Royal Family in the 14 July Revolution in 1958 that ended the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq. His body was mutilated, dragged across the streets of Baghdad, and eventually burnt.
context_section_description: During the 14 July Revolution, Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah was killed, along with most of the Royal Family. On 14 July 1958, a coup d'état led by Colonel Abd al-Karim Qasim toppled the government and brought an end to the Iraqi monarchy. The body of Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah was trailed on al Rashid street and was cut into pieces. According to the 21 July edition of Time magazine, Gamal Abdel Nasser's Middle East News Agency gleefully described the assassination of Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah: 'The people dragged 'Abd al-Ilah's body into the street like that of a dog and tore it limb from limb.' Then the mobs burned the body.
caption: Mutilated corpses of 'Abd al-Ilah (left) and Nuri al-Said (right)
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