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Jaafar Al-Askari

1885 - 1936

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Ja'far Pasha al-Askari (Arabic: جعفر باشا العسكري, Ja‘far Bāsha al-‘Askari;‎ 15 September 1885 – 29 October 1936) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1923–1924 and again in 1926–1927. Al-Askari served in the Ottoman Army during World War I until he was captured by British forces. After his release, he was converted to the cause of Arab nationalism and joined forces with Faisal I and Lawrence of Arabia with his brother-in-law, Nuri al-Said, who also served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Al-Askari took part in the capture of Damascus in 1918 and supported Faisal's bid for the Syrian throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaafar Al-Askari is the 15,364th most popular politician (down from 12,955th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 299th in 2019) and the 199th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 15,364 out of 19,576. Before him are George Bancroft, René Schick, Semyon Ignatyev, Shah Jahan III, Nicolae Golescu, and Abdulsalami Abubakar. After him are Avraham Burg, Shoshenq VI, Hans-Peter Tschudi, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, and Vicente Ramón Roca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 219. Before him are Roland Dorgelès, Tommaso Costantino, Percy Hobart, Américo Castro, Charles Henry Bartlett, and José Durand Laguna. After him are Leonard Peterson, Carl Silfverstrand, Leonida Tonelli, Prudencia Ayala, Aldo Palazzeschi, and Aquilino Ribeiro. Among people deceased in 1936, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 169. Before him are Carlos José Solórzano, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Abraham Berge, Rodney Heath, Marmaduke Pickthall, and A. E. Housman. After him are Vladimir Bogoraz, Prudencia Ayala, Lorenzo Mangiante, M. R. James, Arthur Amundsen, and Teresa de la Parra.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 326 out of 384. Before him are Jalal Dabagh (1939), Mullah Krekar (1956), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), Mesannepada (-2490), Paulos Faraj Rahho (1942), and Avi Shlaim (1945). After him are Puzur-Ashur I (-2050), Hoshyar Zebari (1953), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Ahmet Haşim (1887), and Dar Salim (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Jaafar Al-Askari ranks 199. Before him are Tariq al-Hashimi (1942), Shlomo Hillel (1923), Ashur-bel-nisheshu (-1500), Jalal Dabagh (1939), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), and Mesannepada (-2490). After him are Puzur-Ashur I (-2050), Hoshyar Zebari (1953), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (1954), and Sadeq Larijani (1961).

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