Hikmat Sulayman Explained

Hikmat Sulayman
Office:Prime Minister of Iraq
Term Start:30 October 1936
Term End:17 August 1937
Predecessor:Yasin al-Hashimi
Successor:Jamil al-Midfai
Birth Date:1889
Death Date:16 June 1964
Death Place:Baghdad, Baathist Iraq
Party:Party of National Brotherhood
Native Name:حكمت سليمان
Native Name Lang:ar

Hikmat Sulayman (1889 – 16 June 1964) (Arabic: حكمت سليمان) was Prime Minister of Iraq from October 30, 1936 to August 12, 1937 at the head of a Party of National Brotherhood government.

Sulayman, of Iraqi Arab,[1] Circassian[2] [3] and Georgian descent,[4] was a key figure in the early days of Iraqi independence and the effort to create a multi-ethnic state. He came to power in Bakr Sidqi's coup, the first that the country experienced. His position was confirmed by King Ghazi.

He was president of the Chamber of Deputies in 1926.[5] Together with Sidqi, Sulayman veered away from the pan-Arab nationalism of the preceding Iraqi governments. Together with Sidqi, he forged an alliance with Turkey and settled the border dispute with Iran, two countries he regarded as potential allies in the struggle against Arab nationalist sentiment. Nevertheless, he differed with Sidqi over the emphases of the new government, preferring to address social issues in the country, while Sidqi focused on military affairs and expanding Iraq's borders.

His political positions

Sulayman held the following political positions in the Iraqi state:[6]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Ali Bilgenoğlu, Osmanlı Devleti'nde Arap milliyetçi cemiyetler, Müdafaa-i Hukuk Yayınları, 2007, p. 87.
  2. Nâzım Tektaş, Sadrazamlar: Osmanlı'da ikinci adam saltanatı, Çatı Kitapları, 2002, p. .
  3. İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 101.
  4. News: New York Times, May 17, 1909 . The New York Times . 17 May 1909.
  5. Book: Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Edmund A.. Ghareeb. Beth. Dougherty. March 18, 2004. Scarecrow Press. 9780810865686. Google Books.
  6. Web site: The Who's Who of Iraq. 11 May 2020.
  7. Book: Allison, William Thomas. The Gulf War, 1990-91. 2012-08-29. Macmillan International Higher Education. 978-1-137-26542-5. en.