President of Iraq
Appointed President of Iraq
Role range: 1963-1966
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Abd al-Rahman Aref Biography and Timeline
Follow Abd al-Rahman Aref through 5 dated historical records for Iraq.
Abd al-Rahman Aref, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1963–1968Years on this page
1963
1966
Death of Abd al-Rahman Aref
Death of Abd al-Salam Aref, killed in a helicopter crash
Role range: 1963-1966
President of Iraq
Appointed President of Iraq, succeeds his brother
Role range: 1966-1968
1968
Coup
Overthrown by a Baath Coup
Role range: 1968-2003 – 1966-1968
Coup
Overthrown by a Baath Coup
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.