Nuri al-Said

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Nuri al-Said
نوري باشا السعيد
Nuri al-Said in 1957
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 3 March 1958 – 18 May 1958
Monarch	Faisal II
Preceded by	Abdul-Wahab Mirjan
Succeeded by	Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
In office 4 August 1954 – 20 June 1957
Monarch	Faisal II
Preceded by	Arshad al-Umari
Succeeded by	Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi
In office 15 September 1950 – 12 July 1952
Monarch	Faisal II
Regent	Prince Abdullah
Preceded by	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Succeeded by	Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari
In office 6 January 1949 – 10 December 1949
Monarch	Faisal II
Regent	Prince Abdullah
Preceded by	Muzahim al-Pachachi
Succeeded by	Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi
In office 21 November 1946 – 29 March 1947
Monarch	Faisal II
Regent	Prince Abdullah
Preceded by	Arshad al-Umari
Succeeded by	Salih Jabr
In office 10 October 1941 – 4 June 1944
Monarch	Faisal II
Regent	Prince Abdullah
Preceded by	Jamil al-Midfai
Succeeded by	Hamdi al-Pachachi
In office 25 December 1938 – 31 March 1940
Monarchs	Ghazi I Faisal II
Regent	Prince Abdullah
Preceded by	Jamil al-Midfai
Succeeded by	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
In office 23 March 1930 – 3 November 1932
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	Naji al-Suwaydi
Succeeded by	Naji Shawkat
Personal details
Born	Nuri Pasha al-Said December 1888 Baghdad, Baghdad Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 July 1958 (aged 69) Baghdad, Arab Federation
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Political party	Covenant Party, Constitutional Union Party (Iraq)

Nuri Pasha al-Said CH (Arabic: نوري السعيد;‎ December 1888 – 15 July 1958) was an Iraqi politician during the Mandatory Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He held various key cabinet positions and served eight terms as Prime Minister of Iraq.

From his first appointment as prime minister under the British Mandate in 1930, Nuri was a major political figure in Iraq under the monarchy. The 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty granted Britain permanent military prerogatives in Iraq, but also paved the way for the country's nominal independence and entry as a member of the League of Nations in 1932. Nuri was forced to flee the country after the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état which brought a pro-Nazi government to power, but following a British-led intervention he was re-installed as prime minister.

During the early fifties, Nuri's government negotiated a fifty-fifty profit-sharing agreement on royalties with the Iraq Petroleum Company as oil began to play a significant role in the Iraqi economy. The agreement, along with the establishment of the Iraqi Development Board, provided for a series of ambitious schemes and projects to foster comprehensive economic growth in Iraq, and the private sector came to dominate the country's economic activity. However, the working conditions of the poor remained poorly addressed, which further contributed to the growth of anti-monarchist sentiment. The formation of the Baghdad Pact in 1955 exacerbated discontent in the country.

A controversial figure throughout most of his career, Nuri was deeply unpopular amongst several fragments of Iraqi society by the end of 1950s. His political views, regarded as a blend of Iraqi nationalism, Conservatism, pro-Western sentiment, anti-Communism, and anti-Nasserism, were believed by his detractors to have failed in adapting to the country's changed social circumstances. A coup d'état took place in July 1958 and led to the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy. Nuri attempted to flee the country but was captured and killed.