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Brigadier
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
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عارف عبد الرزاق
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50th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 6 September 1965 – 21 September 1965 | |
President | Abdul Salam Arif |
Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
Succeeded by | Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office November 1963 – March 1964 | |
Prime Minister | Tahir Yahya |
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Born | 1921 Kubaysah, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
Political party | Arab Socialist Union Arab Nationalist Movement |
Children | Rafi Razzak |
Profession | Combat pilot Politician |
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Allegiance | Iraq |
Branch/service | Air Force |
Years of service | 1939–1967 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Air Force |
Battles/wars | World War II 1948 Arab-Israeli War 1967 Six Day War |
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Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (1921 – 30 March 2007; Arabic: عارف عبد الرزاق) was Prime MinisterofIraq for 11 days in September 1965. On September 17 he fled to Egypt, after participating in a failed coup d'état against President Abdul Salam Arif. On 12 June 1966 he led another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the new government of Premier Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz and President Abdul Rahman Arif.[1]
He participated in most of the coups which occurred in Iraq during his military service:
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Iraq 1965 |
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Mandatory Iraq (1920–1932) |
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Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) |
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Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) |
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Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) |
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Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) |
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Republic of Iraq (since 2004) |
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