Abdul Salam Arif
Abdul Salam Arif | |
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عبد السلام عارف | |
Arif in the 1960s | |
| President of Iraq | |
| In office 8 February 1963 – 13 April 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Tahir Yahya Arif Abd ar-Razzaq Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i |
| Succeeded by | Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 14 July 1958 – 30 September 1958 | |
| Minister of Interior of Iraq | |
| In office 14 July 1958 – 30 September 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Saeed Effendi bin Mirza Majeed bin Al-Hajj Ahmad Al-Qazzaz |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Mohammed Yahya |
| Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| In office 30 September 1958 – 9 November 1958 | |
| Supreme Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces | |
| In office 8 February 1966 – 13 April 1963 | |
| Chairman of the National Council for the Leadership of the Revolution | |
| In office 8 February 1958 – 13 April 1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1921 Baghdad, Mandatory Iraq |
| Died | 13 April 1966 (aged 45) Basra Governorate, Iraqi Republic |
| Cause of death | Airplane crash |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Iraq (1939–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1966) |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1939–1966 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
Abdul Salam Mohammed ʿArif Al-Jumaili (Arabic: عبد السلام محمد عارف الجميليʿAbd al-Salām Muḥammad ʿĀrif al-Jumaylī; 21 March 1921 – 13 April 1966) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the president of Iraq from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1966. He played a leading role in the 14 July Revolution, in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown on 14 July 1958.