- W ar : ▁the ▁Sh ar if ian ▁Solution ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁British ▁de vised ▁a ▁" Sh ar if ian ▁Solution " ▁to ▁"[ make ] ▁straight ▁all ▁the ▁t angle " ▁of ▁their ▁various ▁w art ime ▁commit ments . ▁This ▁proposed ▁that ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Sh ar if ▁Hus sein ▁would ▁be ▁installed ▁as ▁k ings ▁of ▁newly ▁created ▁countries ▁across ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁rein ▁in ▁exp end iture ▁and ▁factors ▁outside ▁British ▁control , ▁including ▁France ' s ▁removing ▁of ▁F ais al ▁from ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁Abd ul lah ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁Trans j ord an ▁( which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁F ais al ' s ▁Sy ria ) ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁event ual ▁Sh ar if ian ▁solution ▁was ▁somewhat ▁different , ▁the ▁inform al ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁policy ▁put ▁into ▁effect ▁by ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁C airo ▁conference . ▁ ▁Hus sein ▁bin ▁Ali ▁had ▁five ▁sons : ▁ ▁Ali , ▁who ▁briefly ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁He j az ▁before ▁its ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Sa ud ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Abd ul lah , ▁became ▁the ▁am ir ▁of ▁Trans j ord an ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁king ▁of ▁Jordan