Huzaima bint Nasser
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Hazima bint Nassser (1884-1935) was an Arabian princess. In 1904, in Istanbul
Istanbul
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, she married the prince Faisal
Faisal I of Iraq
Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi, was for a short time King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria in 1920, and was King of the Kingdom of Iraq from 23 August 1921 to 1933...

 son of the Sharif of Mecca.
Their first born was a daughter,Azza (1906-1936), followed by other two girls, Rajiha (1907-1959) and Raifi'a (1910-1934); and finally, by a boy Ghazi (1912-1939), the future king of Iraq.

After World War I
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, the former dominions of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 were divided between the European nations, or proclaimed independent.
In 1920, Faisal was proclaimed king of Syria
Arab Kingdom of Syria
The Arab Kingdom of Syria is the first modern Arab state to come into existence, and although it officially lasted less than a year , its existence has had a lasting impact in the Arab world to this day. Throughout its existence it was led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali’s son Faisal bin Hussein...

, and so Hazima became queen of Sirya. In order to reach her husband,she moved with her children into the new established royal palace in Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...

.
But, unfortunately, after only four months of reign, the kingdom of Syria was dissolved after the Franco-Syrian War
Franco-Syrian War
The Franco-Syrian War was a war from 1919 to 1921 between Syria and France. France conquered Syria; King Faisal, who was declared king of Greater Syria, was exiled to the United Kingdom...

, and so both Faisal and Hazima lost their titles.

In 1921, the British government decided to put Faisal as king of the new Kingdom of Iraq
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was the sovereign state of Iraq during and after the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. The League of Nations mandate started in 1920. The kingdom began in August 1921 with the coronation of Faisal bin al-Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi as King Faisal I...

, over which they had an international mandate.
He acccepted and,he was proclaimed king of Iraq. Naturally Hazima became queen, and the royal family was transferred to Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

 the capital of the new kingdom.

Faisal died in 1933, and was succeded by his son Ghazi, and so Hazima became queen mother
Queen mother
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 of Iraq.

She died in Baghdad two years later, in 1935.
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