Arif Abdul Razzaq
Brigadier Arif Abdul Razzaq | |
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عارف عبد الرزاق | |
Arif in 1966 | |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 6 September 1965 – 21 September 1965 | |
| President | Abdul Salam Arif |
| Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
| Succeeded by | Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office November 1963 – March 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Tahir Yahya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 Kubaysah, Mandatory Iraq |
| Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Union Arab Nationalist Movement |
| Children | Rafi Razzak |
| Profession | Combat pilot Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Iraq (1939–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1965; 1967) |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939–1967 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Second World War First Arab-Israeli War 1958 Iraqi coup d'état First Iraqi-Kurdish War Ramadan Revolution Six-Day War |
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Arif Abdul Razzaq (Arabic: عارف عبد الرزاق; 1921 – 30 March 2007) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iraq for 11 days in September 1965. On September 17, he fled to Egypt after participating in a failed coup d'état against President Abdul Salam Arif. On 12 June 1966, he led another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the new government of Premier Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz and President Abdul Rahman Arif.