Salih Jabr | |
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السيد صالح جبر | |
Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 29 March 1947 – 27 January 1948 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Regent | Prince Abdullah |
Preceded by | Nuri al-Said |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Hassan al-Sadr |
Personal details | |
Born | 1896 |
Died | 1957 (aged 60–61) |
Political party | Socialist Nation |
Children | 3 |
Sayyid Salih Jabr (Arabic: سيد صالح جبر; 1896–1957) was an Iraqi statesman who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from March 1947 to January 1948.[1] Jabr was the first Shi'i Muslim to become the prime minister of his country and throughout his career held several offices around the country such as the office of minister of justice, education, foreign affairs, interior, and finance.