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List of Prime Ministers of IraqThe Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's head of government.
It was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, and the nominal leader of the Iraqi parliament. Under the newly adopted constitution the Prime Minister is to be the country's active executive authority.
From 1920 to 1958 the Prime Minister was appointed by the King of Iraq, and usually held office for a single year before being replaced. After the republican revolution of 1958, the PM became apppointed by the President of Iraq and served much longer terms, although in many circumstances the President held both the PM's office and Presidency simulatinously.
1 Royal Prime Ministers
- 1920 - 1922 Abd ar-Rahman al-Haydari al-Kaylani
- 1922 - 1923 Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun (1st time)
- 1923 - 1924 Jafar al-Askari (1st time)
- 1924 - 1925 Yasin al-Hashimi (1st time)
- 1925 - 1926 Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun (2nd time)
- 1926 - 1928 Jafar al-Askari (2nd time)
- 1928 - 1929 Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun (3rd time)
- 1929 - 1929 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1st time)
- 1929 - 1929 Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun (4th time)
- 1929 - 1930 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (2nd time)
- 1930 - 1932 Nuri as-SaidNuri al-Said ( 1888 July 14, 1958) was a prominent Iraqi politician, who served in various key cabinet positions, including fourteen times as prime minister: # March 23, 1930 October 19, 1932 # October 20, 1930 October 27, 1932 # December 25, 1938 April 6 (1st time)
- 1932 - 1933 Naji ShawkatNaji Shawkat ( 1891-?) was an Iraqi politician and cabinet member, who served briefly as prime minister from November 3, 1932 to March 18, 1933. During World War II, Shawkat served as Minister of Jutice in the pro- Axis government of Rashid Ali al-Kaylani
- 1933 - 1933 Rashid Ali al-KaylaniRashid Ali al-Kaylani ( 1892 1965) served as prime minister of Iraq on three occasions: # March 20, 1933 October 29, 1933 # March 31, 1940 January 31, 1941 # April 3, 1941 May 29, 1941 He is chiefly remembered for his efforts to bring Iraq into the (1st time)
- 1933 - 1934 Jamil al-Midfai (1st time)
- 1934 - 1935 Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (1st time)
- 1935 - 1935 Jamil al-Midfai (2nd time)
- 1935 - 1936 Yasin al-Hashimi (2nd time)
- 1936 - 1937 Hikmat Sulayman
- 1937 - 1938 Jamil al-Midfai (3rd time)
- 1938 - 1940 Nuri as-Said (2nd time)
- 1940 - 1941 Rashid Ali al-Kaylani (2nd time)
- 1941 - 1941 Taha al-Hashimi
- 1941 - 1941 Rashid Ali al-Kaylani (3rd time)
- 1941 - 1941 Jamil al-Midfai (4th time)
- 1941 - 1944 Nuri as-Said (3rd time)
- 1944 - 1946 Hamdi al-Bajaji
- 1946 - 1946 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (3rd time)
- 1946 - 1946 Arshad al-Umari (1st time)
- 1946 - 1947 Nuri as-Said (4th time)
- 1947 - 1948 Sayyid Salih Jabr
- 1948 - 1948 Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr
- 1948 - 1949 Muzahim al-Bajaji
- 1949 - 1949 Nuri as-Said (5th time)
- 1949 - 1950 Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (2nd time)
- 1950 - 1950 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (4th time)
- 1950 - 1952 Nuri as-Said (6th time)
- 1952 - 1952 Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari
- 1952 - 1953 Nureddin Mahmud
- 1953 - 1953 Jamil al-Midfai (5th time)
- 1953 - 1954 Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
- 1954 - 1954 Arshad al-Umari (2nd time)
- 1954 - 1957 Nuri as-Said (7th time)
- 1957 - 1957 Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (3rd time)
- 1957 - 1958 Abd al-Wahhab Marjan
- 1958 Nuri as-Said (8th time)
