Yusuf Salman Yusuf | |
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| General Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party | |
| In office 1943–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Position created, Abdullah Mas'ud (previous leader) |
| Succeeded by | Baha' al-Din Nuri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yusuf Salman Yusuf 19 July 1901 Baghdad, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 14 February 1949 (aged 47) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Iraqi Communist Party |
| Spouse | Irina Georgivna (m. 1935) |
| Children | Susan |
| Profession | Politician |
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Yusuf Salman Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف سلمان يوسف; 19 July 1901 – 14 February 1949), better known by his nom de guerre Comrade Fahd (Arabic: فهد), was one of the first Iraqi communist activists. He was the first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party, from 1941 until his execution in 1949. He is generally credited with a vital role in the party's rapid organizational growth in the 1940s. For the last two years of his life, he directed the party from prison.