Dhia Jafar

Dhia Jafar
ضياء جعفر
Minister of Development
In office
May 19, 1958 – July 14, 1958
Prime MinisterAhmed Baban
Minister of Economy
In office
March 3, 1958 – May 19, 1958
Prime MinisterNuri al-Said
Minister of Development
In office
December 17, 1955 – March 3, 1958
Prime MinisterNuri al-Said
Minister of Finance
In office
September 3, 1954 – December 17, 1955
Prime MinisterNuri al-Said
Minister of Economy
In office
January 6, 1949 – September 15, 1953
Prime MinisterNuri al-Said
Tawfeeq Al-Suwaidi
Jamil al-Midfai
Ministry of Works & Transport
In office
March 29, 1947 – January 27, 1948
Prime MinisterSalih Jabr
Personal details
Born1910
Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Died1992 (aged 81–82)
London, England
RelativesMajid Jafar (grandson)
Badr Jafar (grandson)
Abdul Saleh al-Killidar (first cousin)

Sayyid Dhia Jafar Hasem al-Musawi (Arabic: ضياء جعفر هاشم الموسوي; 1910–1992)[1][2] was an Iraqi engineer and statesman who held various ministerial positions during the monarchy in Iraq.[3] He was closely connected to Nuri Al-Said and Iraq's last King Faisal II. He was a cabinet minister from 1947 to 1958, serving as Minister of Transport, Economy, Finance and later as Minister of Development.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Documentary on Dr. Dhia Jafar, Iraqi Minister and Statesman (Arabic with English subtitles) - 6:24". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  3. ^ Ghareeb, Edmund A.; Dougherty, Beth (2004-03-18). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6568-6.
  4. ^ News, Robert Windrem NBC (2003-10-24). "A man with a foot in multiple worlds". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "The Baghdad Affair.How diplomacy supplanted one of the lastmajor projects". 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.