Naji al-Suwaidi | |
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| 6th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 18 November 1929 – 23 March 1930 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun |
| Succeeded by | Nuri as-Said |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1882 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | 17 August 1942 South Africa |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Relations | Yusef Effendi al-Suwaidi (father) Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (brother) Aref al-Suwaidi (brother) Shaker Al-Suwaidi (brother) |
Naji al-Suwaydi (Arabic: ناجي السويدي) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister from November 1929 to March 1930.
Naji al-Suwaydi became prime minister in November 1929, following the suicide of Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun. His short time in the post was marked by street protests agitating for a treaty that would pave the way towards Iraqi independence from the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. That turmoil, combined with attacks from hostile newspapers and undermining from both King Faisal I and Nuri as-Said, led him to resign in March 1930.
Al-Suwaydi presided over the 1937 Bloudan Conference, one of the first pan-Arab conferences held in solidarity with Palestinian Arabs against the Zionist movement.
He served as Minister of Finance in 1930s and between 1940 and 1941.[1]
He was the brother of Tawfiq al-Suwaydi, also a Prime Minister of Iraq.
References
- Charles Tripp (2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-521-52900-X.
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| Preceded by Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun | Prime Minister of Iraq November 18, 1929— March 23, 1930 | Succeeded by Nuri as-Said |