Taha al-Hashimi
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Taha al-Hashimi
(1888–1961) served briefly as
prime minister of
IraqIraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria...
for two months, from February 1, 1941, to April 1, 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent,
'Abd al-IlahCrown Prince Abd al-Ilāh of Iraq, GCB, GCMG, GCVO , , was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of the Kingdom of Iraq. Abdul Ilah served as Regent for King Faisal II from April 4, 1939 to May 2, 1953, when Faisal came of age...
, following the first ouster of the pro-
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government of
Rashid Ali al-KaylaniRashid Ali al-Gaylani served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq on three occasions. He is chiefly remembered as an Arab nationalist that attempted to remove the British influence from Iraq...
during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. When Abdul-Illah fled the country, fearing an assassination attempt, Hashimi resigned, and the government reverted to Kaylani.