Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
Prime minister of Iraq from 1953 to 1954 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali (Arabic: محمد فاضل الجمالي) (20 April 1903 – 24 May 1997) was an Iraqi politician, Iraqi foreign minister, and prime minister of Iraq from 1953 to 1954. In 1945, al-Jamali, as Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed the United Nations Charter on behalf of his country.[1]
Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali | |
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محمد فاضل الجمالي | |
40th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 17 September 1953 – 29 April 1954 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Preceded by | Jamil al-Midfai |
Succeeded by | Arshad al-Umari |
Foreign Minister of Iraq | |
In office 1 July 1946 – 27 January 1948 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Prime Minister | Arshad al-Umari Nuri al-Said Sayyid Salih Jabr |
Preceded by | Ali Mumtaz al-Daftary |
Succeeded by | Hamdi al-Bachachi |
Personal details | |
Born | April 20, 1903 Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | May 24, 1997(1997-05-24) (aged 94) Tunis, Tunisia |
Spouse | Sara Powell |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut Columbia University |
Al-Jamali is considered one of the most prominent figures in politics and education in Iraq and the Arab World along with being one of the most notable and well-known prime ministers during the Monarchy Era of Iraq, his academic excellence qualified him to obtain the most prestigious scientific degrees in the most prestigious universities in the world despite his upbringing in a conservative and religious environment.[2]