Yousef Ghanima
Yousef Ghanima | |
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| يوسف غنيمة | |
| Council of Representatives of Iraq | |
| In office 1925–1928 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
| Constituency | Baghdad |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1928–1929 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
| Prime Minister | Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun Tawfiq al-Suwaidi |
| Preceded by | Yasin al-Hashimi |
| Succeeded by | Yasin al-Hashimi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1934–1935 | |
| Monarch | Ghazi |
| Prime Minister | Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi Jamil al-Midfai |
| Preceded by | Naji al-Suwaydi |
| Succeeded by | Rauf Al-Bahrani |
| Minister of Supply | |
| In office 1945–1946 | |
| Monarch | Faisal II |
| Prime Minister | Hamdi al-Pachachi |
| Preceded by | Salih Jabr |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Jabar Chalabi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Monarch | Faisal II |
| Prime Minister | Salih Jabr |
| Preceded by | Sadek Al-Bassam |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Elah Hafed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yousef Rizq Alah Ghanima August 9, 1885 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | August 10, 1950 (aged 65) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Baghdad |
| Citizenship | Iraqi, Ottoman |
| Political party | Party of National Brotherhood |
| Profession | Politician, Historian, Journalist, Economist |
Yousef Rizq Alah Ghanima (9 August 1885 - 10 August 1950) was an Iraqi politician, journalist and historian. He represented Christians at the time of Kingdom of Iraq, after which he was appointed to the Ministry of Finance six times, and the Ministry of Supply once. He is known for founding Seda Babel, one of the first newspapers in Iraq in 1908. He wrote many books about the history of Iraq.