Taha al-Hashimi
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Taha al-Hashimi | |
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طه الهاشمي | |
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13th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 3 February 1941 – 2 May 1941 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Regent | Prince Abdullah |
Preceded by | Rashid Ali al-Gaylani |
Succeeded by | Rashid Ali al-Gaylani |
President of the United Popular Front | |
Vice President | Mohammed Ridha Al-Shabibi |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Ridha Al-Shabibi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1888 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
Died | 1961 (aged 72–73) London, United Kingdom |
Political party | United Popular Front |
Relations | Yasin al-Hashimi (brother) |
Taha al-Hashimi (Arabic: طه الهاشمي ;1961–1888) was an Iraqi politician and served as the prime minister of Iraq in 1941.
Biography
[edit]Al-Hashimi was born in Baghdad in 1888.[1] After his religious education he attended a primary school. He graduated from a military secondary school in 1903.[1] Then he attended the Military College in Istanbul and graduated in 1906. Following his graduation he joined the Ottoman army as an officer.[1] He became a captain in 1909 after completing his studies at the General Staff College.[1]
Al-Hashimi served briefly as the prime minister of Iraq for two months, from 1 February 1941, to 2 May 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent, 'Abd al-Ilah, following the first ouster of the pro-Axis government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani during World War II. When Abdul-Illah fled the country, fearing an assassination attempt, Hashimi resigned, and the government reverted to Gaylani. His younger brother, Yassin, was the Iraqi prime minister in 1924 and in 1936.
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