Ahmad Mukhtar Baban

Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
	Ahmad Mukhatr Baban
23rd Prime Minister of Iraq
	In office; 18 May 1958 – 14 July 1958
Monarch	Faisal II
Preceded by	Nuri al-Said
Succeeded by	Abd al-Karim Qasim
Personal details
Born	1900; Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Died	1976; Amman, Jordan
Nationality	Iraqi
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Mrs Baban
Children	3
Residence(s)	Amman, Jordan
Alma mater	University of Baghdad
Occupation	political
Profession	Lawyer
	Religion Islam

Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (1900 – 24 October 1976(1976-10-24) (aged 75–76)) (Arabic: أحمد مختار بابان) was the last Prime Minister of Iraq under the monarchy in 1958.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Baban became prime minister on 18 May 1958, during a time of political tension. The monarchies of Iraq and Jordan had recently agreed upon a confederation known as the Arab Federation. The federation, and Baban's time as prime minister, lasted for only two months.^{[citation needed]}

On 14 July 1958, the monarchy was overthrown in a coup, and a republic was established under Abdul Karim Qassim.^{[citation needed]}

Baban was arrested and sentenced to death by the People's Court, which was established under Qassim's leadership following the coup.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike the royal family and many Iraqi politicians in the monarchy, the sentence was commuted and Baban was not executed.^{[citation needed]}