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Abdul Salam Arif
Sign in to saveAlso known as Abd as-Salam Arif, Abdul Salam Aref, 'Abd Al-Salam Arif, Abd al-Salam Arif, Abdel Salam Aref
Iraqi politician (1921-1966)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr , Tahir Yahya , Arif Abd ar-Razzaq , Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
- Preceded by
- Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
- Succeeded by
- Abdul Rahman Arif
- Born
- ( 1921-03-21 ) 21 March 1921 , Baghdad , Mandatory Iraq
- Died
- 13 April 1966 (1966-04-13) (aged 45), Basra Governorate , Iraqi Republic
- Cause of death
- Airplane crash
- Party
- Arab Socialist Union
- Spouse
- Nahida Hussein Farid Al-Rayyis
- Relatives
- Abdul Rahman Arif (brother)
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of Iraq (1939–1958), Iraqi Republic (1958–1966)
- Branch service
- Iraqi Ground Forces
- Years of service
- 1939–1966
- Rank
- Colonel
- Battles wars
- Second World War Middle Eastern theatre Anglo-Iraqi War First Arab-Israeli War Battle of Jenin First Iraqi–Kurdish War Ramadan Revolution
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abd al-Salam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iraq
- Place of birth
- Baghdad
- Place of death
- Shatt al-Arab
- Sibling
- Abdul Rahman Arif
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- President of Iraq
- Political party
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Conflict
- Iraqi 14 July revolution
- Military branch
- Iraqi Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- President Abd al-Salam Arif.jpg
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- Commons category
- Abd as-Salam Arif
- date of birth
- 1921-03-21
- date of death
- 1966-04-13
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- عبد السلام عارف
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdul Salam Mohammed ʿArif Al-Jumaili (Arabic: عبد السلام محمد عارف الجميليʿAbd al-Salām Muḥammad ʿĀrif al-Jumaylī; 21 March 1921 – 13 April 1966) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the second president of Iraq from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1966. He played a leading role in the 14 July Revolution, in which the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq was overthrown on 14 July 1958.
1958 coup and conflict with Qasim
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