# Yasin al-Hashimi

_4th and 17th prime minister of Iraq (1884–1937)_

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> Yasin al-Hashimi was an Iraqi military officer and politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, al-Hashimi served as a military officer during the Ottoman control of the country. He made his political debut under the government of his predecessor, Jafar al-Askari, and replaced him as prime minister shortly after, in August 1924. Al-Hashimi served for ten months before he was replaced, in turn by Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun. Over the next ten years he filled a variety of governmental positions finally returning to the office of prime minister in March 1935. On 30 October 1936, Hashimi became the first Iraqi prime minister to be deposed in a coup, which was led by General Bakr Sidqi and a coalition of ethnic minorities. Unlike al-Askari, who was then his minister of defense, al-Hashimi survived the coup and made his way to Beirut, Lebanon, where he died three months later. His older brother and close ally, Taha al-Hashimi, served as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1941.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1882 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Baghdad ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P19))
- **Died:** 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P570))
- **Place of death:** Damascus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ottoman Empire; Iraq ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; military personnel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P106))
- **Political party:** Party of National Brotherhood ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P102))
- **Education:** Ottoman Military College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P69))
- **Positions held:** Prime Minister of Iraq (17 March 1935 – 30 October 1936); Minister of Finance (20 March 1933 – 9 November 1933); Minister of Finance (19 September 1929 – 23 March 1930); Minister of Finance (21 November 1926 – 11 January 1928); Prime Minister of Iraq (2 August 1924 – 26 June 1925); Minister of Defense (2 August 1924 – 2 June 1925); Minister of Works and Transportation (16 November 1922 – 22 November 1923) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315#P39))

## Questions

**When was Yasin al-Hashimi born?**  
Yasin al-Hashimi was born on 1882 in Baghdad.

**What positions has Yasin al-Hashimi held?**  
Positions held by Yasin al-Hashimi include: Prime Minister of Iraq (1935–1936); Minister of Finance (1933–1933); Minister of Finance (1929–1930); Minister of Finance (1926–1928); Prime Minister of Iraq (1924–1925).

**Where did Yasin al-Hashimi study?**  
Yasin al-Hashimi was educated at Ottoman Military College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yasin al-Hashimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasin_al-Hashimi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2462315](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462315) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Yasin Hashimi, 1927.jpg by Not credited (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yasin_Hashimi,_1927.jpg)

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