Naji Al-Suwaidi

Naji al-Suwaydi (Arabic: ناجي السويدي;‎ 1882 – 17 August 1942) was an Iraqi politician who served as the prime minister from November 1929 to March 1930.

Naji al-Suwaidi
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
18 November 1929 – 23 March 1930
MonarchFaisal I
Preceded byAbd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Succeeded byNuri as-Said
Personal details
Born1882
Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Died17 August 1942(1942-08-17) (aged 59–60)
South Africa
RelationsYusef Effendi al-Suwaidi (father)
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (brother)
Aref al-Suwaidi (brother)
Shaker Al-Suwaidi (brother)

Naji al-Suwaydi became prime minister in November 1929, following the suicide of Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun. His short time in the post was marked by street protests agitating for a treaty that would pave the way towards Iraqi independence from the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. That turmoil, combined with attacks from hostile newspapers and undermining from both King Faisal I and Nuri as-Said, led him to resign in March 1930.

Al-Suwaydi presided over the 1937 Bloudan Conference, one of the first pan-Arab conferences held in solidarity with Palestinian Arabs against the Zionist movement.

He served as Minister of Finance in 1930s and between 1940 and 1941.[1]

He was the brother of Tawfiq al-Suwaydi, also a Prime Minister of Iraq.

References
  1. Historical Dictionary of Iraq - Beth K. Dougherty
  • Charles Tripp (2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-521-52900-X.


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