Arif Abd ar-Razzaq

Brigadier
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
عارف عبد الرزاق
Arif in 1966
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
6 September 1965 – 21 September 1965
PresidentAbdul Salam Arif
Preceded byTahir Yahya
Succeeded byAbd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Minister of Agriculture
In office
November 1963 – March 1964
Prime MinisterTahir Yahya
Personal details
Born1921
Kubaysah, Kingdom of Iraq
Died30 March 2007 (aged 86)
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Political party Arab Socialist Union
Arab Nationalist Movement
ChildrenRafi Razzak
ProfessionCombat pilot
Politician
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/service Air Force
Years of service1939–1967
Rank Brigadier
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Air Force
Battles/warsWorld War II
1948 Arab-Israeli War
1967 Six Day War

Arif Abd ar-Razzaq (Arabic: عارف عبد الرزاق; 1921 – 30 March 2007) was Prime Minister of Iraq for 11 days in September 1965. On September 17 he fled to Egypt, after participating in a failed coup d'état against President Abdul Salam Arif. On 12 June 1966 he led another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the new government of Premier Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz and President Abdul Rahman Arif.[1]

  1. ^ David Lea, A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Europa Publications Limited, 2001, page 73