Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Officeholder Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (Template:Langx;Template:Lrm 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]
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.Template:Fact
On 14 July 1958, the monarchy was overthrown in a coup, and a republic was established under Abdul Karim Qassim.Template:Fact Baban was arrested and sentenced to death by the People's Court, which was established under Qassim's leadership following the coup.Template:Fact Unlike the royal family and many Iraqi politicians in the monarchy, the sentence was reduced to life in prison.
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