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Nuri Pasha al-Said CH (Arabic: نوري السعيد; December 1888 – 15 July 1958) was an Iraqi politician during the Mandatory Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He held various key cabinet positions and served eight terms as the Prime Minister of Iraq.
Nuri al-Said (born 1888, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq]—died July 15, 1958, Baghdad) was an Iraqi army officer, statesman, and political leader who maintained close ties with Great Britain during and after the mandate period (1921–32) and worked toward Arab unity.
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Nuri al-Sa'id was an Arab nationalist leader who fought with Faisal in the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule and became Iraq's prime minister and foreign minister. He worked to assert Iraq's independence and to develop its economy and military, but faced opposition from within and outside the country.
May 24, 2023 · Nuri al-Said served as prime minister of Iraq 14 times between 1930 and 1958. Self-made, ambitious and successful, he forged strategic alliances with Iraqi royalty and, significantly,...
May 24, 2023 · Nuri al-Said served as prime minister of Iraq 14 times between 1930 and 1958. Self-made, ambitious and successful, he forged strategic alliances with Iraqi royalty and, significantly,...
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Nuri al-Said, the Iraqi Prime Minister during most of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, was interested in pursuing the idea of a federation of Arab States of the Fertile Crescent, but was less enthusiastic about a Pan-Arab state.
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Nuri Al Said was born in Baghdad in 1888, where he studied before graduating from the Imperial Military Academy in Istanbul with the rank of lieutenant. He served in the Ottoman army and joined the staff college before becoming one of the founders of the Covenant Society.
