Taha al-Hashimi (; born 1888, died 1961) was an Iraqi politician and served as

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in 1941.

Biography

Al-Hashimi was born in Baghdad in 1888. After his religious education he attended a primary school. He graduated from a military secondary school in 1903. Then he attended the Military College in Istanbul and graduated in 1906. Following his graduation he joined the

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as an officer. He became a captain in 1909 after completing his studies at the General Staff College. 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,

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, following the first ouster of the pro-

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government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani during

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. When Abdul-Illah fled the country, fearing an assassination attempt, Hashimi resigned, and the government reverted to Gaylani. His brother, Yassin, was the Iraqi prime minister in 1924 and in 1936.

References

1888 births 1961 deaths People from Baghdad Ottoman Military Academy alumni Ottoman Military College alumni Ottoman Army officers Prime ministers of Iraq Leaders ousted by a coup French–Arabic translators 20th-century Iraqi translators Ministers of foreign affairs of Iraq {{Iraq-politician-stub