- Muzahim al-Pachachi
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Muzahim al-Pachachi 32nd Prime Minister of Iraq In office
June 26, 1948 – January 6, 1949Monarch Faisal II Preceded by Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr Succeeded by Nuri as-Said Personal details Born 1890 Died 1982 Muzahim al-Pachachi (1890 – 1982), Iraqi politician and diplomat, was born to a prominent family and graduated from the Baghdad School of Law. He organized the Arab nationalist Cultural Club in Baghdad in 1912; its members included Hamdi al-Pachachi, Talib al-Naqib and Muhammad Ridha. In 1924, al-Pachachi was elected a member of the Constituent Assembly, charged with drafting the Constitution of Iraq. He held a number of cabinet and diplomatic positions. He served as Minister of Works (1924-25) before becoming a member of parliament (1925-27). He was appointed ambassador to Britain (1927-28) and was briefly Minister of the Interior (1930). Al-Pachachi opposed the 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty because it failed to meet nationalist demands. He held a succession of ambassadorial posts: ambassador to the League of Nations (1933-35), to Italy (1935-39), and to France (1939-42). During the occupation of France in World War II, al-Pachachi stayed in Switzerland. He became active in the 1930s and 1940s in pro-Palestinian activities and opposed the 1948 United Nations truce in Palestine. In June 1948, he became Prime Minister and it was under his leadership that Iraq sent 15,000 to 18,000 men to take part in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, it was also during this time that Iraq led the Arab Liberation Army. However after the Arabs were defeated and Palestine was partitioned, his cabinet fell in January 1949. He was later appointed deputy Prime Minister (1949-50) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949-50). Al-Pachachi opposed the 1951 law that allowed Iraqi Jews to leave the country, although he himself left Iraq that year, returning after the 14 July Revolution in 1958. His son Adnan later served as a cabinet minister and diplomat.
References
- Ghareeb, Edmund A. Historical Dictionary of Iraq, pp. 179–80. Scarecrow Press, 2004, ISBN 0810843307.
Prime Ministers of Iraq (List) British Mandate of Mesopotamia (1920–1932) Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) Shawkat · al-Gaylani · al-Midfai† · al-Aiyubi† · al-Hashimi† · Sulayman · as-Said† · H. Pachachi · Tawfiq al-Suwaidi · Arshad al-Umari · Jabr · as-Sadr · Muzahim al-Pachachi · Mustafa al-Umari · Mahmud† · al-Jamali · Arshad al-Umari · Mirjan · BabanRepublic of Iraq (1958–2003) Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) Republic of Iraq (since 2004) * interim † militaryCategories:- 1890 births
- 1982 deaths
- Prime Ministers of Iraq
- Arab nationalist politicians
- People from Baghdad
- Ambassadors of Iraq
- Permanent Representatives to the League of Nations
- Government ministers of Iraq
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