Rustam Haidar | |
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| رستم حيدر | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office December 25, 1938 – January 22, 1940 | |
| Monarch | King Faisal II |
| Prime Minister | Nuri al-Said |
| Preceded by | Ra'ouf al-Bahrani |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office September 30, 1930 – November 3, 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Nuri al-Said |
| Preceded by | Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi |
| Succeeded by | Nusrat al-Farsi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1889 Baalbek, Ottoman Empire  |
| Died | 1940 (aged 50–51) |
| Resting place | Iraqi Royal Cemetery |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
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Rustam Haidar (Arabic: رستم حيدر; 1889 – 22 January 1940)[1] was an Iraqi politician of Lebanese descent who served as Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Iraq from 1930 to 1932 and from 1938 to 1940.[2] He also was an aide to King Faisal I, Defense Minister, and Finance Minister of Iraq.[3] Rustam Haidar is considered an important figure in the history of the modern Iraqi state and worked in many Iraqi ministries despite being of Lebanese origin. Joining the forces of Faisal I, he was a companion of the young emir throughout his life until his death during a trip to Switzerland. Seven years later, Haidar was subjected to a mysterious assassination and was buried next to King Faisal I at the Iraqi Royal Cemetery in Baghdad.[4]
- ^ "رستم حيدر في العراق..كيف تم اغتياله.. وكيف عثر على مذكراته؟". almada (in Arabic). 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Iraq - Beth K. Dougherty
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