Taha al-Hashimi explained

Taha al-Hashimi
Office:Prime Minister of Iraq
Term Start:3 February 1941
Term End:2 May 1941
1Blankname:Regent
1Namedata:Prince Abdullah
Predecessor:Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Successor:Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Office2:President of the United Popular Front
Vicepresident2:Mohammed Ridha Al-Shabibi
Successor2:Mohammed Ridha Al-Shabibi
Birth Date:1888
Birth Place:Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Death Place:London, United Kingdom
Party:United Popular Front
Relations:Yasin al-Hashimi(brother)
Native Name:طه الهاشمي
Native Name Lang:ar

Taha al-Hashimi (Arabic: طه الهاشمي ;1961–1888) was an Iraqi politician and served as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1941.

Biography

Al-Hashimi was born in Baghdad in 1888.[1] After his religious education he attended a primary school. He graduated from a military secondary school in 1903.[1] Then he attended the Military College in Istanbul and graduated in 1906. Following his graduation he joined the Ottoman army as an officer.[1] He became a captain in 1909 after completing his studies at the General Staff College.[1]

Al-Hashimi served briefly as the prime minister of Iraq for two months, from 1 February 1941, to 2 May 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent, 'Abd al-Ilah, following the first ouster of the pro-Axis government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani during World War II. When Abdul-Illah fled the country, fearing an assassination attempt, Hashimi resigned, and the government reverted to Gaylani. His younger brother, Yassin, was the Iraqi prime minister in 1924 and in 1936.

Notes and References

  1. Mahmoud al-Qaysi. Taha al-Hashimi and the Origins of the Iraqi Elite's Approach to Japan. 2016. 10.14989/210345. 83. Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies. 9.