Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz

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Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز
Al-Bazzaz in 1960
Acting President of Iraq
In office 13 April 1966 – 16 April 1966
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Abdul Salam Arif
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Arif
28th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 21 September 1965 – 9 August 1966
President	Abdul Salam Arif Abdul Rahman Arif
Preceded by	Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
Succeeded by	Naji Talib
Foreign Minister of Iraq
In office 6 November 1965 – 11 December 1965
President	Abdul Salam Arif
Preceded by	Naji Talib
Succeeded by	Adnan Pachachi
2nd Secretary General of OPEC
In office 1 May 1964 – 30 April 1965
Preceded by	Fuad Rouhani
Succeeded by	Ashraf T. Lutfi
Personal details
Born	(1913-02-20)20 February 1913 Baghdad
Died	28 June 1973(1973-06-28) (aged 60) Baghdad
Nationality	Iraqi
Political party	Iraqi Arab Socialist Union
Alma mater	University of Baghdad King's College London
Occupation	Dean of Baghdad Law College

Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (Arabic: عبد الرحمن البزاز;‎ 20 February 1913 – 28 June 1973)^[1] was an Iraqi politician, reformist and writer. He was a pan-Arab nationalist and served as the Dean of Baghdad Law College and later as Prime Minister of Iraq. Al-Bazzaz main political project was the professionalization of the government through increasing access to civilian expertise. That civic agenda came at the expense of the military. Al-Bazzaz was charged by the Ba'athist-dominated government of participation in activities against the government and he was tortured and imprisoned for fifteen months. Al-Bazzaz was released because of illness in 1970 and moved to London for treatment. He died in Baghdad on 28 June 1973.^[2]