Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq
	In office; 14 July 1958 – 8 February 1963
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished; Abdul Salam Arif as President of Iraq
Personal details
Born	14 July 1904; Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Mahmud Barzanji revolts; Ahmed Barzani revolt; 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts; Second World War Middle Eastern theatre Anglo-Iraqi War; ; ; 1943 Barzani revolt; First Arab-Israeli War; First Iraqi-Kurdish War;

Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (

Abdul Karim Qassim,^[2] he was one of the leaders of the 14 July Revolution that toppled King Faisal II and the Hashemite Iraqi

monarchy in 1958.

While Qassim became prime minister and held most of the power, Ar-Ruba'i was elected head of state with the title of Chairman of the Sovereignty Council. The

Sunni community.^{[citation needed}

]

In 1963, Qassim was deposed in the Ramadan Revolution. This led Ar-Ruba'i to retire from politics, and he eventually died in 1965.

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References

^ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Iraq - Chronology" (web). worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
^ "Iraq PROFILE" (web). U.S. Department of State. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

Preceded by Faisal II (as King of Iraq)	President of Iraq 14 July 1958 – 8 February 1963	Succeeded by Abd as-Salam Arif

[Cahoon-1] Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Iraq - Chronology" (web). worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

[USSTATE-2] "Iraq PROFILE" (web). U.S. Department of State. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

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