Husein Ibn Ali

Husein Ibn Ali (1854–1931), sharif of Mecca (1908–16) and king of Hejaz (1916–24). In 1916 he led the World War I Arab revolt against the Turks and proclaimed himself king of all Arabia. Assisted by T. E. Lawrence, he drove the Turks from Syria, northern Arabia, and Transjordan. In 1924 Ibn Saud forced him to abdicate, and he died in exile.