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Brigadier Arif Abd ar-Razzaq | |
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عارف عبد الرزاق | |
Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 6 September 1965 – 21 September 1965 | |
President | Abdul Salam Arif |
Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
Succeeded by | Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office November 1963 – March 1964 | |
Prime Minister | Tahir Yahya |
Personal details | |
Born | 1921 Kubaysah, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
Political party | Arab Socialist Union Arab Nationalist Movement |
Children | Rafi Razzak |
Profession | Combat pilot Politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Branch/service | Air Force |
Years of service | 1939–1967 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Air Force |
Battles/wars | World 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]