Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz | |
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عبد الرحمن البزاز | |
Al-Bazzaz in 1960 | |
| Acting President of Iraq | |
| In office 13 April 1966 – 16 April 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Abdul Salam Arif |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Arif |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 21 September 1965 – 9 August 1966 | |
| President | Abdul Salam Arif Himself (acting) Abdul Rahman Arif |
| Preceded by | Arif Abd ar-Razzaq |
| Succeeded by | Naji Talib |
| Foreign Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 6 November 1965 – 11 December 1965 | |
| President | Abdul Salam Arif |
| Preceded by | Naji Talib |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Pachachi |
| 2nd Secretary General of OPEC | |
| In office 1 May 1964 – 30 April 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Fuad Rouhani |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf T. Lutfi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1913 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 28 June 1973 (aged 60) Baghdad, Ba'athist Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi Arab Socialist Union |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad King's College London |
| Occupation | Dean of Baghdad Law College |
Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz (Arabic: عبد الرحمن البزاز; 20 February 1913 – 28 June 1973) was an Iraqi politician, reformist and writer who served as prime minister of Iraq from 1965 to 1966 and as the interim president in 1966.
A pan-Arab nationalist politician, Al-Bazzaz served as the Dean of Baghdad Law College prior to his appointment as prime minister. His main political project was the professionalization of the government through increasing access to civilian expertise. That civic agenda came at the expense of the military. Following the 1968 coup in Iraq, Al-Bazzaz was charged by the Ba'athist government for participating in dissident activities against the government, and he was tortured and imprisoned for fifteen months. Al-Bazzaz was released because of illness in 1970 and moved to London for treatment. He died in Baghdad on 28 June 1973.