Hashem Jawad Explained

Hashim Al-Jawad
Birth Date:15 January 1911
Death Date:12 October 1972
Birth Place:Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Death Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation:Politician
Office:Foreign Minister of Iraq
Office1:Acting minister of finance
Term Start:7 February 1959
Term End:8 February 1963
Termstart1:3 March 1960
Primeminister:Abdul Karim Qassem
President:Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (Chairman of Sovereignty Council)
President2:Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (Chairman of Sovereignty Council)
Primeminister2:Abdul Karim Qassem
Termend1:15 November 1960
Successor:Talib El-Shibib
Predecessor:Abdul Jabbar Jomard
Predecessor2:Mohammed Hadid

Hashem Jawad (Arabic: هاشم جواد‎; 1911 in Baghdad – 1972 in Beirut) was an Iraqi politician and who served as Foreign Minister of iraq from 1959 to 1963.[1] [2]

Early life

Hashem Jawad was born at 15 January 1911 in Baghdad, he finished his study at high school in 1928, then entered The American University of Beirut and graduated in 1932, He obtained a diploma in political science and economics from the University of London.

Political life

During his mandate he represented Iraq at the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia making the country a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. He was also acting Minister of Finance from March 1960 to November 1960.

Assassination

Hashim Jawad was assassinated on 12 October 1972 in Beirut.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ahewar.org/debat/show.art.asp?aid=551666 ahewar
  2. http://almadasupplements.com/news.php?action=view&id=5736#sthash.mOT8nqkx.dpbs almadasupplements