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Arif Abd ar-Razzaq or Aref Abdel Razzak (1921 – 30 March 2007; ar, عارف عبد الرزاق) was
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of
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
for 11 days in September 1965. On September 17 he fled to Egypt, after participating in a failed coup d'état against
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Abdul Salam Arif. On 12 June 1966 he led another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the new government of Premier Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz and President
Abdul Rahman Arif Hajj ʿAbd al-Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli ( ar, عبد الرحمن محمد عارف الجميلي, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿĀrif; 14 April 191624 August 2007) was a career soldier and the third president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 Ju ...
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The Man of Coups in Iraq

He participated in most of the coups which occurred in Iraq during his military service: # The 14th of July 1958 coup Although he was the pilot of the royal family at that time. # Ramadan Revolution 1963 #
November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état The November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état took place between November 13 and November 18, 1963, when, following internal party divisions, pro-Nasserism, Nasserist Iraqi officers led a military coup within the Ba'ath Party. Although the coup itself w ...
. From November 1963 until March 1964 he was Minister of Agriculture for Iraq. From March 1964 until July 1965 he was Commander of the Air Forces.'Who's Who in the Middle East and North Africa', ''The Middle East and North Africa 1965-66'', Europa Publications Limited, 1965, p.723. #
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq first coup Arif or Aref may refer to: *Arif, a local name for the Rif mountains in northern Morocco *Arif (given name) *Arif (surname) *‘arif, a concept in Sufism, see Ma'rifa Maʿrifa (Arabic: “interior knowledge”) is the mystical knowledge of God or ...
1965 # Arif Abd ar-Razzaq second coup 1966 which was foiled in
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by Khaleel Jassim and Kareem Shindana.


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1921 births 2007 deaths Arab Nationalist Movement Iraqi Arab nationalists Nasserists Prime Ministers of Iraq {{Iraq-politician-stub