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Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
احمد مختار بابان
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
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	24 October 1976 (aged 75–76) Amman, Jordan
Nationality	Iraqi Kurdish
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Mrs Baban
Children	3
Residence(s)	Amman, Jordan
Alma mater	University of Baghdad
Occupation	political
Profession	Lawyer

Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (Arabic: أحمد مختار بابان;‎ 1900 – 24 October 1976) was Prime Minister of Iraq under the Kingdom of Iraq in 1958, and the first Kurd to hold the position.

Biography

Baban became prime minister on 19 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.

On 14 July 1958, the monarchy was overthrown in a coup, and a republic was established under Abdul Karim Qassim. Baban was arrested and sentenced to death by the People's Court, which was established under Qassim's leadership following the coup. Unlike the royal family and many Iraqi politicians in the monarchy, the sentence was reduced to life in prison.

References

1. Tripp, Charles; Tripp, Professor of Middle East Politics Charles (27 May 2002). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-52900-6.
2. Salt, Jeremy (10 November 2009). The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands. Univ of California Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-520-26170-9.
3. Franzen, Johan (1 February 2021). Pride and Power: A Modern History of Iraq. Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-78738-534-4.

v t e Prime ministers of Iraq (list)
Mandatory Iraq (1920–1932)	al-Gillani al-Sa'dun al-Askari al-Hashimi T. Suwaidi N. Suwaidi al-Said
Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)	Shawkat al-Gaylani al-Midfai al-Ayyubi al-Hashimi Sulayman al-Said al-Hashimi H. Pachachi T. Suwaidi Arshad al-Umari Jabr al-Sadr Muzahim al-Pachachi Mustafa al-Umari Mahmud al-Jamali Arshad al-Umari Mirjan Baban
Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)	Qasim al-Bakr Yahya ar-Razzaq al-Bazzaz Talib Arif Yahya
Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003)	an-Naif al-Bakr Hussein Hammadi Zubeidi as-Samarrai Hussein
Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004)	al-Ulooum al-Jaafari Chalabi Allawi Talabani al-Hakim A. Pachachi Hamid al-Uloom Barzani Salim al-Yawer
Republic of Iraq (since 2004)	Allawi al-Jaafari al-Maliki al-Abadi Abdul-Mahdi Al-Kadhimi Al Sudani
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