Abd al-Salam Arif

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Abd al-Salam Arif was an Iraqi military officer and nationalist politician who became president of Iraq in the 1960s after playing a key role in the country’s revolutionary coups.

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Abd al-Salam Arif canonical 5
Abd al-Salam 1
Abd al-Salam Mohammed Arif 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
politician
allegiance Iraq
birthDate 1921-03-21
birthPlace Baghdad
Kingdom of Iraq
causeOfDeath aircraft crash
countryOfCitizenship Iraq
deathDate 1966-04-13
deathPlace Iraq
near Basra
era 20th century
familyName Arif
fullName Abd al-Salam Mohammed Arif
linked to: Abd al-Salam Arif
gender male
givenName Abd al-Salam
linked to: Abd al-Salam Arif
ideology Arab nationalism
pan-Arabism
languageSpoken Arabic
memberOf Iraqi Army
militaryRank brigadier
notableFor leading role in Iraqi revolutionary coups
presidency during early Ba'athist era power struggles
officeEnd 1966-04-13
officeHeld President of Iraq from 1963 to 1966
officeStart 1963-02-08
participatedIn 14 July Revolution
Ramadan Revolution
positionHeld President of Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq
Vice President of Iraq
precededBy Abdul Salam Mohammed Aref as President of Iraq
relative Abdul Rahman Arif
religion Sunni Islam
serviceBranch Iraqi Army
sibling Abdul Rahman Arif
succeededBy Abdul Rahman Arif as President of Iraq
supported unionist policies with the United Arab Republic
wasKeyFigureIn 1963 Iraqi coup d'état
overthrow of the Iraqi monarchy in 1958

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Free Officers (Iraq) leader Abd al-Salam Arif
Free Officers (Iraq) member Abd al-Salam Arif
8 February Revolution keyFigure Abd al-Salam Arif
Abd al-Salam Arif fullName Abd al-Salam Mohammed Arif
linked to: Abd al-Salam Arif
Abd al-Salam Arif givenName Abd al-Salam
linked to: Abd al-Salam Arif