Ali Salih al-Sa'di

Ali Salih al-Sa'di
علي صالح السعدي
De facto leader of the Iraqi Republic
In office
8 February 1963  18 November 1963
Preceded byAbd al-Karim Qasim (as Prime Minister of Iraq)
Succeeded byAbdul Salam Arif (as President of Iraq)
Ministry of Interior (Iraq)
In office
February 1963  9 June 1963
Minister of Guidance
In office
June 1963  November 1963
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
8 February 1963  18 November 1963
Prime MinisterAhmed Hassan al-Bakr
Personal details
Born1928
DiedSeptember 19, 1977
Political partyArab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region (Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction))
Other political
affiliations
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Alma materBaghdad University

Ali Salih al-Sa'di ( Arabic: علي صالح السعدي; 1928 – September 19, 1977) was an Iraqi politician. He was General Secretary of the Iraqi branch of the Ba'ath Party from the late 1950s until the November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état. From February 8, 1963 (Ramadan Revolution) until the November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état, he was deputy prime minister under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, minister of the interior and as commander of the National Guard (Al-Haras al-Watani).