Abdul Salam Arif
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Abdul Salam Arif (1921, Baghdad - April 13, 1966) (Arabic: عبد السلام عارف `Abd as-Salām `Ārif) was president of Iraq from 1963 to 1966. On July 14, 1958, he played a leading role in the coup in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown. After prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim was overthrown on February 8, 1963, Arif was elected president of Iraq due to his tremendus popularity. He at first supported the Ba'ath Party, but withdrew from it following an anti-Ba'ath movement later in 1963. President Arif played a major role in Iraq construction and developing its infrastructure. A pan-Arabist, he believed in founding one Arab united state. He was killed in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq, some believe it to be an act of sabotage and his brother Abdul Rahman Arif replaced him.
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[edit] Insight into the man
His Son Ahmad (Born 1953) joined Al-Gharbiya Al-Motwassita Intermidiary school in 1965 then moved to Thanawiyat Al-Mansoor Secondary School after his father's death. Ahmad was known to behave trying to be like a miniature of his outgoing father. However, there were never the security guards and intimidating entourage that became the norm with Saddam Husseins's children schooling.
[edit] Were the Arif dynasty corrupt?
Considering the extraordinary schooling high marks that President Saddam Hussein's regularly sons achieved with surprisingly little effort, the fact that Ahmed (Abdul-Salam Arif's son) failed all subjects of the Ministerial Intermediary schooling exam in May 1968, despite being also the nephew of a current President, is a historical fact indicating that the Arif dynasty was probably NOT corrupt (or at least not as corrupt as Saddam Hussein's regime). Oddly, prior to these ministerial exams, Ahmed Abdul-Salam Arif actively spread rumours that all questions were actually made available to him, being the "important person" that he was trying to portray, which turned to be totally untrue.
The other indication that Arif dynasty was not corrupt, is the fact that President Abdul-Rahman Arif created a law to absolve himself from paying income tax, saving himself a few Dinars. Although this may indicate greediness, it also indicates that he did not want (or was not capable of) enriching himself by other means.
[edit] Family
On December 13, 2004, Abdul Salam Arif's daughter, Sana Abdul Salam and her husband, Wamith Abdul Razzak Said Alkadiry, were murdered in their home in Baghdad by unknown assailants. Rafal Alkadiry, their son, was kidnapped and later killed.
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| Preceded by Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i |
President of Iraq February 8, 1963 – April 13, 1966 |
Succeeded by Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
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