King Faisal was the model used by Belgian comic writer Hergé for his character Prince Abdullah of Khemed in The Adventures of Tintin.
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Faisal's political situation deteriorated in 1956, with uprisings in the cities of Najaf and Hayy.
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In 1952, Faisal visited the United States, where he met President Harry Truman, Dean Acheson, the actor James Mason, and Jackie Robinson, among others.
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At the time of his death, King Faisal was engaged to be married to HH Princess Sabiha Fazila Hanım Sultan, the only daughter of HE Damat HH Prince Muhammad 'Ali Ibrahim Beyefendi of Egypt and HIH Princess Zahra Hanzade Sultan.
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Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein – The cousin of Faisal II who currently lives in Iraq and has a political platform to establish a constitutional monarchy in Iraq.
It fell back into obscurity after the war, but the government of King Faisal II sought to establish a permanent port there in the 1950s.
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In 1953, Sir Sadeq represented Pakistan at the installation of Faisal II of Iraq and also at the coronation of Elizabeth II, who was also the new Queen of Pakistan.
On July 14, 1958, when Colonel Abdul Karim Qassim took control of the Kingdom of Iraq by a coup d'état, the royal family was ordered to leave the palace in Baghdad: King Faisal II; Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah; Princess Hiyam, Abdul Ilah's wife; Princess Nafeesa, Abdul Ilah’s mother, Princess Abadiya, the king’s aunt; and several servants.