The exile of Husayn b. Ali, ex-sharif of Mecca and ex-king of the Hijaz, in Cyprus (1925–1930)

Ageing brain and geopolitical leadership: a bio-psycho-sociological approach to the fall of Sharif of Mecca Husayn bin Ali, 1908–1924

“…Even the relationship with his children was patriarchal and authoritarian, despite the fact that his sons occupied positions of power in other countries. This tough father–child relationship lasted even after his abdication and exile (Strohmeier 2019). Thus, I consider that Husyan's greatest political achievement was not his proclamation as King of Hejaz at 63, but his earlier appointment as Sharif at 55 (life expectancy in the Arab world was around 40 years).…”