Nuri as-Said

Nuri al-Said (1888 – July 14, 1958) (نوري السعيد) was an Iraqi politician during the British Mandate and monarchy, who served in various key cabinet positions, including fourteen times as prime minister:

Related Topics:
1888 - July 14 - 1958 - Iraq - British Mandate - Prime minister

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• March 23, 1930 – October 19, 1932
• October 20, 1932 – October 27, 1932
• December 25, 1938 – April 6, 1939
• April 7, 1939 – February 21, 1940
• February 22, 1940 – March 21, 1940
• October 9, 1941 – October 8, 1942
• October 9, 1942 – December 25, 1943
• December 26, 1943 – June 3, 1944
• November 21, 1946 – March 11, 1947
• January 6, 1949 – December 10, 1949
• September 15, 1950 – July 10, 1952
• August 2, 1954 – December 17, 1955
• December 18, 1955 – June 8, 1957
• March 3, 1958 – May 13, 1958

From his first appointment as prime minister in 1930, Nuri was the preeminent political figure in Iraq under the monarchy. During his various terms in office, he was involved in some of the key policy decisions that shaped the modern Iraqi state. In 1930, during his first term, he signed the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty, reducing British involvement in Iraq's internal affairs and defense policies, thereby leading the way to official independence upon the completion of the Mandate in 1932. It also ensured Iraq membership in the League of Nations and international recognition upon the termination of the Mandate. Britain retained a considerable role in Iraqi affairs, which Nuri would in later years support, and this was to be a matter of great contention.

Related Topics:
1930 - Anglo-Iraqi Treaty - British - Mandate - 1932 - League of Nations

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Nuri was a controversial figure, with many enemies, and had to flee Iraq twice in the aftermath of coups. By the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958, he was deeply unpopular, having failed to adapt government policy to the country's changed social circumstances. Poverty and social injustice were widespread, and Nuri had become a symbol of the regime that, instead of addressing them, repressed protest and protected the interests of the well-off. On 15 July 1958, the day after the revolution, he was captured while trying to escape disguised as a woman and killed.

Related Topics:
1958 - 15 July

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