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Jabr was the first Shi'i Muslim to become the prime minister of his country and throughout his career held several offices around the country such as the office of minister of justice, education, foreign affairs, interior, and finance.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1896","date":"1896"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Nasiriyah","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38811"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 June 1957","date":"1957-06-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Baghdad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Iraq","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q796"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Socialist Nation Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60763879"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Iraq (29 March 1947 – 29 January 1948)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476165","start":"1947-03-29","end":"1948-01-29"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (4 June 1944 – 23 February 1946)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28104676","start":"1944-06-04","end":"1946-02-23"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (8 October 1942 – 25 December 1943)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28104676","start":"1942-10-08","end":"1943-12-25"},{"text":"minister of social affairs (22 February 1940 – 31 March 1940)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22690704","start":"1940-02-22","end":"1940-03-31"},{"text":"Minister of Knowledges (25 December 1938 – 21 February 1940)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55714273","start":"1938-12-25","end":"1940-02-21"},{"text":"Minister of Knowledges (9 November 1933 – 21 February 1934)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55714273","start":"1933-11-09","end":"1934-02-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salih_Jabr","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Salih Jabr born?","a":"Salih Jabr was born on 1896 in Nasiriyah."},{"q":"What positions has Salih Jabr held?","a":"Positions held by Salih Jabr include: Prime Minister of Iraq (1947–1948); Minister of Finance (1944–1946); Minister of Finance (1942–1943); minister of social affairs (1940–1940); Minister of Knowledges (1938–1940)."}],"related":[{"name":"Saddam Hussein","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/saddam-hussein"},{"name":"Jalal Talabani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jalal-talabani"},{"name":"Nouri al-Maliki","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nouri-al-maliki"},{"name":"Masoud Barzani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/masoud-barzani"},{"name":"Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-hassan-al-bakr"},{"name":"Haider al-Abadi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/haider-al-abadi"},{"name":"Adil Abdul-Mahdi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adil-abdul-mahdi"},{"name":"Yasin al-Hashimi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yasin-al-hashimi"},{"name":"Naji Al-Suwaidi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/naji-al-suwaidi"},{"name":"Abd al-Wahab Mirjan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abd-al-wahab-mirjan"},{"name":"Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mustafa-mahmud-al-umari"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Salih Jabr","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salih_Jabr","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q2891334","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2891334","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Salih Jabr, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Salih Jabr\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/salih-jabr. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-02T00:04:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/salih-jabr","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/salih-jabr","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/salih-jabr?lang=ne"}}