Abdul Salam Arif

Abdul Salam Arif
عبد السلام عارف
Arif in the 1960s
2nd President of Iraq
In office
8 February 1963 – 13 April 1966
Prime MinisterAhmed Hassan al-Bakr
Tahir Yahya
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Preceded byMuhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Arif
Personal details
Born(1921-03-21)21 March 1921[1]
Baghdad, Mandatory Iraq
Died13 April 1966(1966-04-13) (aged 45)
Basra Governorate, Iraqi Republic
Cause of deathAirplane crash
Political partyArab Socialist Union
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/serviceIraqi Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsFirst Arab–Israeli War
July 14 Revolution

Abdul Salam Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli (Arabic: عبد السلام محمد عارف الجميليʿAbd al-Salām Muḥammad ʿĀrif al-Jumaylī; 21 March 1921 – 13 April 1966) was the second president of Iraq from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1966. He played a leading role in the 14 July Revolution, in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown on 14 July 1958.

  1. ^ Al-Marashi, I.; Salama, S. (2008). Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 9780415400787. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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