A last attempt at restoring the caliphal office and style with ecumenical recognition was made by al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz and Sharif of Mecca, who assumed both on 11 March 1924 and held them until 3 October 1924, when he passed the kingship to his son `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Hashimi, who did not adopt the caliphal office and style.[2][need quotation to verify]