Born in the town of Mosul, Midfai served in the Ottoman army during World War I, but deserted in 1916 to take part in the nationalistArab Revolt. After the war, he was an aide to the Emir Faisal during his brief reign in Syria. He returned to Iraq in 1920, but was soon forced into exile in Jordan because of his anti-British nationalist activities. Upon his return in 1923, he served in various senior provincial capacities and finally joined the cabinet in 1930.[citation needed]
As a seasoned politician and two-time prime minister, he was asked to form a new government in August 1937, following the assassination of General Bakr Sidqi, who had ruled the country as a military dictator for almost a year. A staunch monarchist, Midfai was again forced into exile to Transjordan following the short-lived pro-Axis coup by Rashid Ali al-Kaylani in 1941.
Upon his return to Iraq, he served in various senior capacities including President of the Senate of Iraq in the 1950s,[3] and briefly as prime minister after the suspension of political activities during the Iraqi Intifada. He died on 26 October 1958 suffering from lung cancer.[4]
Fourth Ministryedit
When the Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah came back to Baghdad in 1 June 1941, He summoned Midfai to Him and after careful consultations, the opinion settled on Midfai to form a new government, so the Prince sent Him the following letter:
My most luxurious minister Jamil al-Midfai, Based on the dissolution of the government, and given the current circumstances, and depending on your knowledge and sincerity, We have entrusted you to head the new government, Provided that you elect your associates and present their names on us, and God is the Guardian of success.
The circumstances in which Al-Madfai was tasked with forming his fifth cabinet were strict and required the appointment of ministers and determining their responsibilities so quickly that he could not think about the extent of the cooperation that would take place between him and his associates in the management of state affairs in these circumstances.
And accordingly, the royal will was issued on the second day of June 1941 to appoint:[6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jamil Al Midfai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jamil Al Midfai Arabic جميل المدفعي 1958 1890 was an Iraqi politician He served as the country s prime minister on five separate occasions Jamil Al MidfaiPrime Minister of IraqIn office 9 November 1933 27 August 1934MonarchGhazi IPreceded byRashid Ali al GaylaniSucceeded byAli Jawdat al AiyubiIn office 4 March 1935 17 March 1935MonarchGhazi IPreceded byAli Jawdat al AiyubiSucceeded byYasin al HashimiIn office 17 August 1937 25 December 1938MonarchGhazi IPreceded byHikmat SulaymanSucceeded byNuri al SaidIn office 4 June 1941 10 October 1941MonarchsFaisal IIPrince Abdullah Regent Preceded byRashid Ali al GaylaniSucceeded byNuri al SaidIn office 29 January 1953 17 September 1953MonarchsFaisal IIPrince Abdullah Regent Preceded byNureddin MahmudSucceeded byMuhammad Fadhel al JamaliPersonal detailsBorn1890 1890 Mosul IraqDied26 October 1958 1958 10 26 aged 67 68 Contents 1 Biography 2 Fourth Ministry 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in the town of Mosul Midfai served in the Ottoman army during World War I but deserted in 1916 to take part in the nationalist Arab Revolt After the war he was an aide to the Emir Faisal during his brief reign in Syria He returned to Iraq in 1920 but was soon forced into exile in Jordan because of his anti British nationalist activities Upon his return in 1923 he served in various senior provincial capacities and finally joined the cabinet in 1930 citation needed He was elected as the president of the Chamber of Deputies from December 1930 to November 1931 and from November 1931 to November 1933 1 2 As a seasoned politician and two time prime minister he was asked to form a new government in August 1937 following the assassination of General Bakr Sidqi who had ruled the country as a military dictator for almost a year A staunch monarchist Midfai was again forced into exile to Transjordan following the short lived pro Axis coup by Rashid Ali al Kaylani in 1941 Upon his return to Iraq he served in various senior capacities including President of the Senate of Iraq in the 1950s 3 and briefly as prime minister after the suspension of political activities during the Iraqi Intifada He died on 26 October 1958 suffering from lung cancer 4 Fourth Ministry editWhen the Crown Prince Abd al Ilah came back to Baghdad in 1 June 1941 He summoned Midfai to Him and after careful consultations the opinion settled on Midfai to form a new government so the Prince sent Him the following letter My most luxurious minister Jamil al Midfai Based on the dissolution of the government and given the current circumstances and depending on your knowledge and sincerity We have entrusted you to head the new government Provided that you elect your associates and present their names on us and God is the Guardian of success Abd al Ilah 5 The circumstances in which Al Madfai was tasked with forming his fifth cabinet were strict and required the appointment of ministers and determining their responsibilities so quickly that he could not think about the extent of the cooperation that would take place between him and his associates in the management of state affairs in these circumstances And accordingly the royal will was issued on the second day of June 1941 to appoint 6 Jamil Al Midfai the Prime Minister Ali Jawdat al Aiyubi Minister of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Mahmud al Umari Minister of Interior Nadhif Al Shawi Minister of Defense Ibrahim Kemal Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice Jalal Baban Minister of Works and Communications Nasrat al Farisi Minister of economy Mohammed Ridha Al Shabibi Minister of Knowledge References edit Report by His Britannic Majesty s Government to the Council of the League of Nations on the Administration of Iraq 1930 HathiTrust File 11 44 Leading Personalities in Iraq Iran amp Saudi Arabia 27v 54 96 Qatar Digital Library 10 September 2018 Al Marayati Abid A 5 January 1961 A diplomatic history of modern Iraq New York hdl 2027 mdp 39015001694838 في مثل هذا اليوم توفي العسكري والسياسي العراقي جميل المدفعي العراق القرطاس نيوز Archived from the original on 18 April 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2018 History of the ministries of Iraq Part 6 page 6 Abd al Razzaq al Hasani archived copy in Arabic History of the ministries of Iraq Part 6 page 6 Abd al Razzaq al Hasani archived copy in ArabicExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Jamil Al Midfai at Wikimedia CommonsPolitical officesPreceded byRashid Ali al Gaylani Prime Minister of Iraq9 November 1933 25 August 1934 Succeeded byAli Jawdat al AiyubiPreceded byAli Jawdat al Aiyubi Prime Minister of Iraq1 March 1935 16 March 1935 Succeeded byYasin al HashimiPreceded byHikmat Sulayman Prime Minister of Iraq17 August 1937 26 December 1938 Succeeded byNuri as SaidPreceded byRashid Ali al Gaylani Prime Minister of Iraq2 June 1941 10 October 1941 Succeeded byNuri as SaidPreceded byNureddin Mahmud Prime Minister of Iraq29 January 1953 1 September 1953 Succeeded byMuhammad Fadhel al Jamali Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamil Al Midfai amp oldid 1179052291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
