set out in Karbala, and the situation quickly escalated. Clashes between the people and the army turned violent, and so the army, on the orders of the governor of Karbala, Makki al-Jamil, climbed the walls of the shrines to establish control over the city. This did not go down well with Dhiya al-Din, so he ordered the police and army to immediately come down from the walls, as that will only make the situation worse. Tensions grew between Dhiya al-Din and al-Jamil, however al-Jamil ordered the forces down from the walls. The forces remained on he streets, and soon after, the protests were extinguished. This encounter caused a fringe in the relationship between Dhiya al-Din and al-Jamil, which led Dhiya al-Din to personally call the prime minister, Nuri al-Said telling him that either one of them will have to leave Karbala, to which al-Said replied: "You will remain, and Mekki al-Jamil will leave Karbala today!" al-Jamil was transferred on Tuesday August 18, 1952. Personal life Dhiya al-Din married the daughter of an affluent merchant from Kadhimiya, known as Mehdi Kadhim al-Astarabadi. His sister-in-law was killed along with Nuri al-Said (who was hiding in their house) during an attempt to flee Baghdad during the 14 July revolution. He had five sons, and it was his son, Badr al-Din (Badri) who succeeded him as saden of the Abbas shrine. Death Dhiya al-Din fell ill in the first quarter of 1952, and died on January 2, 1953. He was buried in the Dhiya al-Din crypt in the Abbas shrine. See also Al-Abbas Shrine Anglo-Iraqi treaty Al Faiz family References People from Karbala 1889 births 1953 deaths 20th-century Iraqi people