Kamil Chadirji

Kamil Chadirji
Born
Imran Kamil

1897
DiedFebruary 1968 (aged 71)
Resting placeTomb of Abdul Qadir al-Kilani, Baghdad
NationalityIraqi
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician
Political partyNational Democratic Party
SpouseMuneeb Asif Aref Agha
ChildrenNaseer al-Chaderchi, Rifat Chadirji
RelativesRaouf Chadirji (brother)

Kamil Chadirji (1897–1968, Arabic: كامل الجادرچي),[1] also spelled Kamil al-Chadirji or Kamel al-Chaderji, was an Iraqi politician, photographer, lawyer, activist, and founder of the National Democratic Party in Iraq.[2][3] He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq in the 1920s and 1950s. He was the father of notable modernist architect, Rifat Chadirji and political leader, Naseer al-Chaderchi. He is noted for founding the National Democratic Party with a left-wing program and was an influential political figure in political life who opposed the monarchy and pursued a social reform agenda.[4]

  1. ^ M. A. Saleem Khan (1977). The Monarchic Iraq: A Political Study. Centre of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 160.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference almada was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Al-Numan, S.O. "الجادرجي وجماعة الاهالي". Almada.
  4. ^ "The Kamil and Rifat Chadirji Photographic Archive comes to the Aga Khan Documentation Center," MIT Library, Online:

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