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Rustam Haidar ( ar, رستم حيدر; 1889 in Baalbek – 22 January 1940) was a politician and an aide to Emir Faisal who served as the Defense Minister and Finance Minister of
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Rustam Haidar ( ar, رستم حيدر; 1889 in Baalbek – 22 January 1940) was a politician and an aide to Emir Faisal who served as the Defense Minister and Finance Minister of Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. He was Minister of Finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
from 1930 to 1932 and from 1938 to 1940.Historical Dictionary of Iraq - Beth K. Dougherty/ref> A
Shia
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of Lebanese descent, he was targeted by other leading politicians for his faith.
On January 18, 1940, Hussein Fawzi Tawfik shot Rustam Haidar three times; he died four days later in hospital from his wounds.
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1889 births 1940 deaths Finance ministers of Iraq Assassinated people Iraqi politicians Shia–Sunni sectarian violence Iraqi Shia Muslims Iraqi people of Lebanese descent Deaths by firearm in Iraq {{Iraq-bio-stub