In 1958, King Faisal II of Iraq and his cousin, King Hussein wanted the two Hashemite Kingdoms of Jordan and Iraq to unite. This led to the formation of the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan in which King Faisal II became the Head of the State. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There were numerous monarchs known as King Faisal, including: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia King Faisal I of Iraq King Faisal II of Iraq This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: حسين بن طلال) (November 14, 1935 - February 7, 1999) was the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 1952 to 1999. ... A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the countrys...
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He was the son of the second king of Iraq, Ghazi, who was killed in an automobile accident when Faisal was three.
The two boys were close, and reportedly planned even then to merge their two realms to counter what they considered the threat of militant pan-Arab nationalism.
Just two weeks later, on February 14, it was signed into existence as the ArabFederation of Iraq and Jordan.
Husain's 3 sons became kings of Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, hence the minor differentiations in the Sharifian flag.
Jordan is the last state left with a Hashemite ruling king, and thus its flag is closest to the original model.
In 1972 Egypt, Syria and Libya formed the Federation of Arab Republics incorporating the hawk (not eagle) of the Quraish, which represents the tribe of Muhammad, instead of stars.
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