Naji al-Suwaidi

Naji al-Suwaidi
10th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office November 18, 1929 – March 23, 1930
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Succeeded by	Nuri as-Said
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Born	1882
Died	1942

Naji al-Suwaidi (1882 – 1942) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister from November 1929 to March 1930.

Naji al-Suwaidi became prime minister in November 1929, following the suicide of Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun. His short time in the post was marked by street protests agitating for a treaty that would pave the way towards Iraqi independence from the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. That turmoil, combined with attacks from hostile newspapers and undermining from both King Faisal I and Nuri as-Said, led him to resign in March 1930.

He was the brother of Tawfiq al-Suwaidi, also a Prime Minister of Iraq.

References

• Charles Tripp (2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. pp. p. 65. ISBN 052152900X. 

Political offices
Preceded by Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun	Prime Minister of Iraq November 18, 1929— March 23, 1930	Succeeded by Nuri as-Said

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Name	Al-Suwaidi, Naji
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Date of birth	1882
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Date of death	1942
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