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Abdul Razzaq al-Naif | |
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عبد الرزاق نايف | |
Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 17 July 1968 – 30 July 1968 | |
President | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 Fallujah, Al Anbar, Kingdom of Iraq (present-day Iraq) |
Died | 10 July 1978 London, England | (aged 43–44)
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | Independent |
Occupation | Military officer |
Profession | Military officer, civil servant |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Iraq (1954–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) |
Branch/service | Iraqi Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1954–1968 |
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]