Abdul Razzaq an-Naif

Abdul Razzaq al-Naif
عبد الرزاق نايف
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
17 July 1968 – 30 July 1968
PresidentAhmed Hassan al-Bakr
Preceded byTahir Yahya
Succeeded byAhmed Hassan al-Bakr
Personal details
Born1934
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Kingdom of Iraq
(present-day Iraq)
Died10 July 1978(1978-07-10) (aged 43–44)
London, England
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partyIndependent
OccupationMilitary officer
ProfessionMilitary officer, civil servant
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Iraq (1954–1958)
Iraq Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)
Branch/service Iraqi Ground Forces
Years of service1954–1968

Abdul Razzaq Said al-Naif (Arabic: عبد الرزاق النايف;‎ 1934 – 10 July 1978) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Iraq in July 1968 until he was deposed in the same month of that year. He was assassinated in 1978 under the orders of Saddam Hussein.[1]

  1. ^ Post, Jerrold (June 1991). "Saddam Hussein of Iraq: A Political Psychology Profile". Political Psychology. 12 (2): 279–289. doi:10.2307/3791465. JSTOR 3791465.