Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif

Abd ar- Razzaq an- Naif (Arabic عبد الرزاق النايف ) (* 1933, † July 9, 1978 in London) was an Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of Iraq in 1968. His term lasted only 13 days, on 17 July 1968 to 30 July 1968. He was the Prime Minister Tahir Yahya followed, who had been deposed by the military and its fate could not be determined exactly. On July 17, al -Bakr had seized power in a bloodless coup and used on - Naif. 13 days later, however, took over al -Bakr next to the office of the President and the Prime Minister. On - Naif was eventually murdered ten years later in exile in Britain in London on 9 July 1978. The assassin was quickly caught and sentenced in 1979 to life imprisonment. The Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein, who was preparing his takeover is said to have given the order for murder.