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Naji Al-Suwaidi

Naji al-Suwaidi
ناجي السويدي
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
18 November 1929 – 23 March 1930
MonarchFaisal I
Preceded byAbd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Succeeded byNuri as-Said
Personal details
Born1882
Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Died17 August 1942(1942-08-17) (aged 59–60)
South Africa
RelationsYusef Effendi al-Suwaidi (father)
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (brother)
Aref al-Suwaidi (brother)
Shaker Al-Suwaidi (brother)

Naji al-Suwaydi (Arabic: ناجي السويدي;‎ 1882 – 17 August 1942) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from November 1929 to March 1930.

Naji al-Suwaydi became prime minister in November 1929, following the suicide of Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun. His short time in the post was marked by street protests agitating for a treaty that would pave the way towards Iraqi independence from the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. That turmoil, combined with attacks from hostile newspapers and undermining from both King Faisal I and Nuri as-Said, led him to resign in March 1930.

Al-Suwaydi presided over the 1937 Bloudan Conference, one of the first pan-Arab conferences held in solidarity with Palestinian Arabs against the Zionist movement.

He served as Minister of Finance from February 1934 to August 1934, from March 1940 to February 1941 and April 1941 - May 1941.[1]

He was the brother of Tawfiq al-Suwaydi, also a Prime Minister of Iraq.

References

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  1. ^ Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq. Lanham (Md.) Oxford: Scarecrow press. ISBN 0-8108-4330-7.
Political offices Preceded byAbd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun Prime Minister of Iraq November 18, 1929— March 23, 1930 Succeeded byNuri as-Said


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