Arif Abdul Razzaq
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Brigadier Arif Abdul Razzaq | |
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عارف عبد الرزاق | |
| File:Aref Abdel-Razzaq.jpg Arif in 1966 | |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Party | File:Eagle of Saladin.svg Arab Socialist Union Arab Nationalist Movement |
| Children | Rafi Razzak |
| Profession | Combat pilot Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq (1939–1958) File:Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svgIraq Iraqi Republic (1958–1965; 1967) |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg Iraqi Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939–1967 |
| Rank | File:IRQAF Amid (BG).svg Brigadier |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Second World War First Arab-Israeli War 1958 Iraqi coup d'état First Iraqi-Kurdish War Ramadan Revolution Six-Day War |
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Arif Abdul Razzaq (Arabic: عارف عبد الرزاق; 1921 – 30 March 2007) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iraq 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 Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz and President Abdul Rahman Arif.[1]
The Man of Coups in Iraq
[edit | edit source]He participated in most of the coups which occurred in Iraq during his military service:
- The 14th of July 1958 coup Although he was the pilot of the royal family at that time.
- Ramadan Revolution 1963
- November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état. From November 1963 until March 1964 he was Minister of Agriculture for Iraq. From March 1964 until July 1965 he was Commander of the Air Forces.[2]
- Arif Abd ar-Razzaq first coup 1965
- Arif Abd ar-Razzaq second coup 1966 which was foiled in Mosul by Khaleel Jassim and Kareem Shindana.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ David Lea, A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Europa Publications Limited, 2001, page 73
- ^ 'Who's Who in the Middle East and North Africa', The Middle East and North Africa 1965-66, Europa Publications Limited, 1965, p.723.
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