Abdul Karim Kassem Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Abdul Karim Kassem, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Iraq.

8 records1958–19636 events0 places

Chronological biography

1958

Coup1958

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Kassem seizes power, with local communist help

Prime Minister of Iraq1958

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Appointed Prime Minister of Iraq

Secretary of State for Defence1958

Government / Government of Iraq · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

1959

Political Support1959

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Nasser regards the communist support for Kassem as hostile & they denounce each other

1963

Coup1963

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Executed after a coup. Death of Abdul Karim Kassem, executed after a coup

Coup1963

Revolution / Revolution of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Overthrown by a coup led by dissident members of the Baath Party

Death of Abdul Karim Kassem1963

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Death of Abdul Karim Kassem, executed after a coup

Execution1963

Government / Government of Iraq · Prime Minister of Iraq

Executed after a coup

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Iraq · Secretary of State for Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.