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Encyclopedia > Abdul Rahman Arif
Abdul Rahman Arif

In office
April 16, 1966 – July 17, 1968
Prime Minister Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Naji Talib
Himself
Tahir Yahya
Preceded by Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (acting)
Succeeded by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

53rd Prime Minister of Iraq
7th Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq
In office
May 10, 1967 – July 10, 1967
President Himself
Preceded by Naji Talib
Succeeded by Tahir Yahya

Born 1916
Died August 24, 2007
Amman, Jordan
Political party Arab Socialist Union

Abdul Rahman Arif (Arabic عبد الرحمن عارف `Abd al-Raḥmān `Ārif) (1916August 24, 2007) was president of Iraq from April 16, 1966 to July 16, 1968. The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abdul Rahman Arif al-Bazzaz (1913 - 1973) was an Iraqi administrator, military officer and politician. ... Naji Talib was Prime Minister of Iraq from 1966 to 1967 Categories: | ... It has been suggested that Tahir Yayha be merged into this article or section. ... Abdul Rahman Arif al-Bazzaz (1913 - 1973) was an Iraqi administrator, military officer and politician. ... General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (Arabic أحمد حسن البكر ) (July 1, 1914 - October 4, 1982), was President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. ... Kingdom of Iraq (1921-1959) The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraqs head of government. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Naji Talib was Prime Minister of Iraq from 1966 to 1967 Categories: | ... It has been suggested that Tahir Yayha be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ... The Arab Socialist Union (Arabic: , ; French: lUnion Socialiste Arabe) is one of a number of loosely related political parties based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism in a number of countries. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He was a career soldier, and supported the military coup in 1958 that overthrew the monarchy. He also supported the coup that brought his brother, Abdul Salam Arif to power in 1963. His brother appointed him head of the army following the coup, and when the younger Arif died in a helicopter crash, Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz became acting president; three days later the military decided that Abdul Salam should be succeeded by his older brother instead. Arif was appointed president by the Revolutionary Command Council. He continued his brother's politics, but with a more nationalistic profile. A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Abdul Salam Arif (1921, Baghdad - April 13, 1966), president of Iraq (1963-1966). ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913 - 1973) was an Iraqi administrator, military officer and politician. ...


His presidency was a turbulent one, and on July 16, 1968, while Arif was sleeping, his own assistants along with members of the Ba'ath Party, Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr, overthrew him in a bloodless coup. As Rahman Arif and his brother Salam Arif had done in the 1963 coup against Qasim, the cooalition declared victory once they had captured the radio station and the ministry of defense. Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... General Ahmed Hassan al_Bakr (July 1, 1914 _ October 4, 1982) was President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ...


It was accomplished when the defense minister, Hardan Al-Tikriti, phoned Arif informing him that he was no longer president. Arif was exiled to Turkey. Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti (1925[3] – 30 March 1971[4][5]) was a senior Iraqi Air Force commander, Iraqi politician and ambassador who was assassinated on the orders of Saddam Hussein,[6] the then vice chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council. ...


He returned to Iraq in 1979, when Saddam Hussein came to power, and largely stayed out of the public and political spotlight afterwards. He was allowed to leave the country once by Hussein's regime to undertake the Hajj. Arif left Iraq permanently after Hussein was removed from power by the U.S.-led invasion, and lived in Amman, Jordan from 2004. He died in Amman on August 24, 2007.[1] Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ... A supplicating pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram, the mosque which was built around the Kaaba (the cubical building at center). ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...


Quotes

  • “I hope there will be stability and security in all parts of Iraq and neighboring Arab countries,” he said. “I hope there will be national unity in Iraq by forgetting the past and looking for the future.” [1]

References

  1. ^ "Iraq ex-president dies in Jordan", Middle East Online, August 24, 2007.

External links

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Preceded by
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
President of Iraq
April 16, 1966 – July 17, 1968
Succeeded by
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Preceded by
Naji Talib
Prime Minister of Iraq
1967
Succeeded by
Tahir Yahya
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Abdul Rahman Arif - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words)
Abdul Rahman Arif (Arabic عبد الرحمان عارف) (born 1916 or 1918) was president of Iraq from April 16, 1966 to July 16, 1968.
He was a career soldier, and supported the military coup that brought his brother, Abdul Salam Arif to power in 1963.
His brother appointed him head of the army following the coup, and when the younger Arif died in a helicopter crash, Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz became acting president; but three days later the military decided that Abdul Salam should be succeeded by his older brother instead.
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