Ali Mumtaz al-Daftary (Arabic: علي ممتاز الدفتري) was an Iraqi nationalist-oriented politician,[2] held several posts in the Kingdom of Iraq, including parliamentary and ministerial positions.[2][3]

Ali Mumtaz al-Daftary
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
21 May 1946 – 30 May 1946
MonarchKing Faisal II
Prime MinisterAli Jawdat al-Aiyubi
Preceded byTawfiq al-Suwaidi
Succeeded byMuhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
Minister of Finance[1]
In office
3 February 1941 – 13 April 1941
Prime MinisterTaha al-Hashimi
Personal details
Born1901
Baghdad, Iraq Iraq
Died1990s

Biography

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He was born in 1901.[4] Ali Mumtaz al-Daftary belongs to the al-Daftary family, a well-known family, including Mahmoud Subhi al-Daftary, Sabih Mumtaz al-Daftary, and Naim Mumtaz al-Daftary, and was married to Ms. Nemat bint Yassin al-Hashemi.[5]

Al-Daftary worked at the Ministry of Finance early in the founding of the Kingdom of Iraq.[6] He was part of Taha al-Hashemi's ministry in 1941.[1] He served as finance minister the same year in the third ministry of Nuri al-Said.[1]

After that, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Second Ministry of Tawfiq al Souwaidy from May 21, 1946 to May 30, 1946. [7] Then in 1946, he was part of the fourth cabinet of Nuri al-Said, where he served as Minister of works and transportation and a representative of the Liberal Party, but later resigned.[3] Al-Daftary was an opponent of Jabr and supported the 1948 demonstrations.[8]

Al-Daftary was finance minister again in 1948.[6][9] After the resignation of Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali's ministry in 1954, Nuri al-Said offered him to participate in his ministry, but he apologized, and Nuri al-Said later apologized for the formation of the government that entrusted Arshad al-Omari to form his second cabinet.[3]

In 1957, he served as acting foreign minister in Ali Jawdat al Ayyubi's third ministry. He was reported to have died in 1990s.[4]

Literature

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  • Ali Mumtaz al-Daftary and his political role in Iraq (milestones in the politics of Iraq in the monarchy) by Hamid Faraj Abdul Hussein. Published in 2018.[10] A master thesis presented in 2014 to basic education at Mustansiriya University.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "حامد الحمداني - نوري السعيد / الحلقة الخامسة عشرة". الحوار المتمدن. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  2. ^ a b الأشقر, جلبير; الساقي, دار (2017-03-21). العرب والمحرقة النازية (in Arabic). Dar al Saqi. ISBN 978-614-425-286-4.
  3. ^ a b c الزهيري, غزوان محمود غناوي (2017-01-01). الأمير عبد الإله بن علي الهاشمي الوصي على عرش العراق: حياته ودوره السياسي : حقائق تنشر أول مرة (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500316864.
  4. ^ a b Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq. Lanham (Md.) Oxford: Scarecrow press. ISBN 0-8108-4330-7.
  5. ^ "الملك غازي ومشروع زواج لم يكتب له النجاح - ملاحق جريدة المدى اليومية". www.almadasupplements.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. ^ a b رؤوف, البحراني ، (2009). مذكرات رؤوف البحراني: لمحات عن وضع العراق منذ تأسيس الحكم الوطني عام 1920م ولغاية عام 1963م (in Arabic). AIRP. ISBN 978-9953-36-322-6.
  7. ^ "وزراء الخارجية السابقين". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. ^ "الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - ذكرى وثبة الشعب العراقي ضد معاهدة بورت سموث". algardenia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ^ الطالب, إبراهيم عبد (2015-01-01). العراق البلد العربي الذي نخره السياسيون 1914 - 2003 م (in Arabic). Al Manhal. ISBN 9796500156422.
  10. ^ "Nwf.com: علي ممتاز الدفتري ودوره السياسي في العرا: حامد فرج عبد ال: كتب". www.neelwafurat.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  11. ^ "دار الكتب والوثائق العراقية » ابحث في الفهارس". www.iraqnla-iq.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-03-30.