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Nuri al-Said

1888–1958 · 20th century

Nuri al-Said was an Iraqi soldier and statesman who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Iraq many times between 1930 and 1958. A veteran of the Arab Revolt, he favoured close ties with Britain and took Iraq into the Baghdad Pact in 1955. He became prime minister of the Arab Federation in 1958 and was killed in the July revolution.

Nuri al-Said
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

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