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Ja'far Pasha al-Askari جعفر باشا العسكري | |
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| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 22 November 1923 – 3 August 1924 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun |
| Succeeded by | Yasin al-Hashimi |
| In office 21 November 1926 – 11 January 1928 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun |
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| Born | 15 September 1885 Kirkuk, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 October 1936 (aged 51) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
Ja'far Pasha al-Askari (Arabic: جعفر باشا العسكري, Ja‘far Bāsha al-‘Askari; 15 September 1885 – 29 October 1936) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1923–1924 and again in 1926–1927.
Al-Askari served in the Ottoman Army during World War I until he was captured by British forces. After his release, he was converted to the cause of Arab nationalism and joined forces with Faisal I and Lawrence of Arabia with his brother-in-law, Nuri al-Said, who also served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Al-Askari took part in the capture of Damascus in 1918 and supported Faisal's bid for the Syrian throne. When Faisal was deposed by the French in 1920, al-Askari supported his bid for the Iraqi throne.
As a reward for his loyalty, Faisal granted al-Askari several important cabinet positions, including Minister of Defense in the first Iraqi government, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Al-Askari served as prime minister twice. Al-Askari was assassinated during the events of the 1936 Iraqi coup d'état, in which Chief of Staff Bakr Sidqi overthrew the government. At the time, he was serving as Minister of Defense in Yasin al-Hashimi's government.