Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
| Khazʽal Bin Jabir | |||||
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| Muaz us-Sultana, and Sardar-e-Aqdas (Most Sacred Officer of the Imperial Order of the Aqdas) | |||||
Sheikh Khazʽal in military uniform | |||||
| Sheikh of Mohammara | |||||
| Reign | June 1897 – April 1925 | ||||
| Predecessor | Miz'al ibn Jabir | ||||
| Successor | Sheikhdom dissolved. Reza Shah Pahlavi as Shah of Iran | ||||
| Born | 1861 Kut al-Zayn, Abu al-Khasib District, Basra Vilayet, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 27 May 1936 (aged 74–75) Tehran, Iran | ||||
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| House | Al Mirdaw | ||||
| Father | Jabir Ibn Merdaw | ||||
| Mother | Noura Bint Talal | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Styles of Khaz'al | |
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Moulay |
Khazʽal bin Jabir bin Merdaw al-Kaʽbi GCIE KCSI (Arabic: خزعل بن جابر بن مرداو الكعبي، Persian: شیخ خزعل; 1861 – 27 May 1936), was the Ruler of Arabistan, the Sheikh of Mohammerah, known as Sultan Khaz'al and Sultan of Mohammerah, from the Kasebite clan of the Banu Ka'b, of which he was the Sheikh of Sheikhs, the Overlord of the Mehaisan tribal confederation and the Ruler of the Shatt al-Arab. He was described as the most powerful Arabian ruler and maintained close relations with both Arab and European rulers. Foreign ships would fire salutes in his honor whenever they passed along the Shatt al-Arab near his palace and Pope Benedict XV honored him with the Order of St. Gregory the Great for his assistance in building a church and safe haven in Mohammerah for Christian refugees.