Abd al karim qasim biography sample

Prime Minister of Iraq from to

Abdul-Karim Qasim Muhammad Bakr al-Fadhli al-Zubaidi (Arabic: عبد الكريم قاسمʿAbd al-Karīm Qāsim[ʕabdulkariːmqɑːsɪm]; 21&#;November – 9&#;February ) was an Iraqi military officer and nationalist leader who came to power in when the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown during the 14 July Revolution.

He ruled the country as the prime minister until his downfall and execution during the Ramadan Revolution.

Relations with Iran and the West deteriorated significantly under Qasim's leadership. He actively opposed the presence of foreign troops in Iraq and spoke out against it.

Relations with Iran were strained due to his call for Arab territory within Iran to be annexed to Iraq, and Iran continued to actively fund and facilitate Kurdish rebels in the north of Iraq. Relations with the Pan-Arab Nasserist factions such as the Arab Struggle Party caused tensions with the United Arab Republic (UAR), and as a result the UAR began t