Rashid Ali Al-Gailani | |
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رشيد عالي الکَيلاني | |
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| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 20 March 1933 – 9 November 1933 | |
| Monarchs | Faisal I Ghazi I |
| Preceded by | Naji Shawkat |
| Succeeded by | Jamil al-Midfai |
| In office 31 March 1940 – 3 February 1941 | |
| Monarch | Faisal II |
| Regent | Prince Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Nuri al-Said |
| Succeeded by | Taha al-Hashimi |
| In office 13 April 1941 – 30 May 1941 | |
| Monarch | Faisal II |
| Regent | Sharaf bin Rajeh |
| Preceded by | Taha al-Hashimi |
| Succeeded by | Jamil al-Midfai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1892 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | 28 August 1965 (aged 72–73) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | Party of National Brotherhood |
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (Al-Gailani)[note 1] (Arabic: رشيد عالي الکَيلاني, Arabic pronunciation: [raʃiːd ʕaːliː al.keːlaːniː]) (1892 – 28 August 1965) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions: from March to November 1933, from March 1940 to February 1941 and from April to May 1941. He is chiefly remembered as an ardent Arab nationalist and Arab fascist who attempted to remove British influence from Iraq by starting a coup against the government in 1941. During his brief tenures as prime minister in 1940 and 1941, he attempted to negotiate settlements with the Axis powers during World War II to counter British influence in Iraq.
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