The Regent of Iraq (Arabic: وصي العراق, romanized:waṣṣā al-ʿIrāqi) was a position established in 1939 and held by 'Abd al-Ilah until 1953. Regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.

Reign of Faisal II

ImageNameRegency startRegency end
Regent during the minority of King Faisal II.
Crown Prince Abdullah4 April 19391 April 1941 Deposed.
Sharaf bin Rajeh1 April 19411 June 1941 Fled Iraq.
Crown Prince Abdullah1 June 19412 May 1953 King Faisal's majority.

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