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Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

1904 - 1965

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Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (Arabic: مُحَمَّد نَجِيب الرَّبِيعِيّ; also spelled Al-Rubaiy; 1904–1965) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the first president of Iraq, from 14 July 1958 to 8 February 1963. Together with Abdul Karim Qassim, he was one of the leaders of the 14 July Revolution that toppled King Faisal II and the Hashemite Iraqi monarchy in 1958. While Qassim became prime minister and held most of the power, Ar-Ruba'i was elected head of state with the title of Chairman of the Sovereignty Council. The Sovereignty Council had a representative from each of the communal/ethnic groups. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i is the 6,433rd most popular politician (down from 5,737th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 161st in 2019) and the 112th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i ranks 6,433 out of 19,576. Before him are Meles Zenawi, Prince William of Baden, Xiao Xin, Nicolas Catinat, Cerdic of Wessex, and Hubert Pierlot. After him are Manuel Komnenos, Joschka Fischer, Levi Lincoln Sr., Stephen Zápolya, Emperor Tsuchimikado, and Meir Kahane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i ranks 75. Before him are George Stevens, Elyesa Bazna, María Zambrano, Viktor Brack, Minoru Genda, and Georges Canguilhem. After him are Isamu Noguchi, Count Basie, Arshile Gorky, Ralph Bellamy, Lyudmila Rudenko, and Charles "Buddy" Rogers. Among people deceased in 1965, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i ranks 50. Before him are Frederick Browning, Aksel Sandemose, Mehdi Ben Barka, Lauri Törni, Chen Cheng, and Carl Værnet. After him are Hayato Ikeda, Jesse Douglas, Joseph Erlanger, Georges Gurvitch, Angelica Balabanoff, and Sydney Chaplin.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i ranks 170 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustakfi (905), En-anna-tum I (-2500), Barham Salih (1960), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718), Dinkha IV (1935), and Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942). After him are Eannatum (-2500), Mahmud Barzanji (1878), David Sassoon (1792), Seleucus of Seleucia (-190), Ibn Muqla (886), and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i ranks 112. Before him are Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Al-Mustakfi (905), En-anna-tum I (-2500), Barham Salih (1960), and Adil Abdul-Mahdi (1942). After him are Eannatum (-2500), Mahmud Barzanji (1878), Ibn Muqla (886), Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (1951), Ninus (null), and Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766).

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