Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif
| Abd ar-Razzaq al-Naif | |
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| 55th Prime Minister of Iraq 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq |
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| In office 17 July 1968 – 30 July 1968 |
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| President | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
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| Born | 1934 |
| Died | July 10, 1978 |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Profession | Military officer, civil servant |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abd ar-Razzaq Said al-Naif (Arabic: عبد الرزاق النايف) was an Iraqi military officer and general and was Prime Minister of Iraq in 1968 until he was deposed.
General al-Naif was critically injured in an assassination attempt on 9 July 1978 as he left the Intercontinental Hotel in London's Park Lane and died the following day.[1]
His killer, Salem Ahmed Hassan, was quickly captured. Hassan was later convicted of the shooting at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1979.[1]
General al-Naif was reportedly killed on the orders of Saddam Hussein for his political opposition to the Ba'ath Party.[2]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Iraq 1968 |
Succeeded by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr 1968-1979 |
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| Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) |
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| Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) |
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| Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) |
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| Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) |
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| Republic of Iraq (since 2004) |
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