Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Muhammad-Hasan Abi al-Mahasin al-Janaji al-Ha'eri (; 1875–1923) was an Iraqi

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and

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. He was most famous for his participation in the Iraqi revolt of 1920.

Early life and family

Abi al-Mahasin, was born in Karbala in 1874. His grandfather, Muhsin al-Maliki, was the first of the family to migrate from Janaja, Hilla to

Karbala Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, Karbala is the second largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad. The city is located about southwest ...

, residing in Janaja,

al-Hindiya Al-Hindiya or Hindiya () is a city in Iraq on the Euphrates River. Al-Hindiya is located in the Karbala Governorate and is the seat of Al-Hindiya District. The city used to be known as Tuwairij (), which gives name to the "Tuwairij run" () that ...

in the end of the 19th century. They also gained stature in the city, after marrying into the Nasrallah family. He is of the Albu Muhsin family of Al-Ghati offshoot of Al-Ali tribe, a branch of Bani Malik tribe.

Biography

Abi al-Mahasin was one of the leaders of the Iraqi revolution against the British occupation during and after the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. He became Mirza Taqi al-Shirazi's representative, by leading the Revolutionary Council (known as '; ) in 1920. He later became the Minister of Education in the first national government of the royal reign of King Faisal I after Iraq's independence in 1922.

Works

Abi al-Mahasin was a renowned poet, and his student Sheikh Muhammad-Ali al-Yaqubi published his diwan for him in 1966, under the name '. Abi al-Mahasin wrote a lot of poetry on

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, and the glory of the Arabs, and one of his famous lines includes:

Personal life

Abi al-Mahasin was married to the daughter of Sayyid Ali Nasrallah. He had six sons, Kamil, Muhammad-Husayn, Fadhil, Muhammad-Sharif, Abd al-Razzaq, and Mo'ein. His grandson,

Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President ...

, was the prime minister of

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

from 2006 until 2014.

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Education ministers of Iraq 20th-century Iraqi poets 1876 births 1925 deaths 19th-century poets from Ottoman Iraq Iraqi revolt of 1920 {{iraq-poet-stub

Early life and family

Biography

Works

Personal life

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