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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani

1892 - 1965

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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (Al-Gailani) (Arabic: رشيد عالي الکَيلاني, Arabic pronunciation: [raʃiːd ʕaːliː al.keːlaːniː]) (1892 – 28 August 1965) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions: from March to November 1933, from March 1940 to February 1941 and from April to May 1941. He is chiefly remembered as an ardent Arab nationalist and Arab fascist who attempted to remove British influence from Iraq by starting a coup against the government in 1941. During his brief tenures as prime minister in 1940 and 1941, he attempted to negotiate settlements with the Axis powers during World War II to counter British influence in Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rashid Ali al-Gaylani is the 3,231st most popular politician (up from 6,649th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 185th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ranks 3,231 out of 19,576. Before him are Demetrius II Nicator, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Jie of Xia, Wilhelm Liebknecht, Hacı I Giray, and João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. After him are Vojtech Tuka, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Pang Tong, Jörg Haider, Maria Antonia of Austria, and Bartolomeo Colleoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ranks 47. Before him are Martin Niemöller, Erhard Milch, Bolesław Bierut, Władysław Anders, Andrey Yeryomenko, and József Mindszenty. After him are Alexandre Koyré, V. Gordon Childe, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Kang Pan-sok, Margaret Rutherford, and Nikolai Kondratiev. Among people deceased in 1965, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ranks 25. Before him are Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Maxime Weygand, Louise Mountbatten, Nat King Cole, Dorothea Lange, and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. After him are Helena Rubinstein, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Paul Tillich, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Louis Hjelmslev, and Fan Noli.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ranks 85 out of 384. Before him are Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Al-Mu'tadid (854), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921). After him are Hillel the Elder (-110), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Samsu-iluna (-1792), Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), and Sajida Talfah (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ranks 49. Before him are Sargon I (-1900), Al-Mu'tadid (854), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921). After him are Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Samsu-iluna (-1792), Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), and Al-Mu'tamid (844).

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