Ahmad Mukhtar Baban

Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (Arabic: أحمد مختار بابان;‎ 1900 – 24 October 1976) was Prime Minister of Iraq under the Kingdom of Iraq in 1958, and the first Kurd to hold the position.[1]

Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
18 May 1958 – 14 July 1958
MonarchFaisal II
Preceded byNuri al-Said
Succeeded byAbd al-Karim Qasim
Personal details
Born1900
Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Died24 October 1976 (aged 75–76)
Amman, Jordan
NationalityIraqi
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMrs Baban
Children3
Residence(s)Amman, Jordan
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad
Occupationpolitical
ProfessionLawyer
Religion Islam

Biography

Baban became prime minister on 19 May 1958, during a time of political tension.[2][3] The monarchies of Iraq and Jordan had recently agreed upon a confederation known as the Arab Federation. The federation, and Baban's time as prime minister, lasted for only two months.

On 14 July 1958, the monarchy was overthrown in a coup, and a republic was established under Abdul Karim Qassim. Baban was arrested and sentenced to death by the People's Court, which was established under Qassim's leadership following the coup. Unlike the royal family and many Iraqi politicians in the monarchy, the sentence was reduced to life in prison.

References
  1. Tripp, Charles; Tripp, Professor of Middle East Politics Charles (27 May 2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-52900-6.
  2. Salt, Jeremy (10 November 2009). The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands. Univ of California Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-520-26170-9.
  3. Franzen, Johan (1 February 2021). Pride and Power: A Modern History of Iraq. Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-78738-534-4.


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