Who is Emir Feisal from The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict and what is their importance?

Emir Feisal, son of the Sherif of Mecca, was born in 1855. He went on to become a strong Arab leader, meeting with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in 1919 and signing an agreement that supported the objective of a Jewish state in Palestine.