Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | |
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أحمد حسن البكر | |
 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | |
| 1st Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
| In office 17 July 1968 – 16 July 1979 | |
| Deputy | Saddam Hussein |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
| President of Iraq | |
| In office 17 July 1968 – 16 July 1979 | |
| Vice President | Saddam Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Arif |
| Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
| Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office October 1966 – 16 July 1979 | |
| National Secretary | Michel Aflaq |
| Preceded by | Saddam Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
| In office 11 November 1963 – February 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Hamdi Abd al-Majid |
| Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
| 25th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 31 July 1968 – 16 July 1979 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif |
| Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
| In office 8 February 1963 – 18 November 1963 | |
| President | Abdul Salam Arif |
| Preceded by | Abd al-Karim Qasim |
| Succeeded by | Tahir Yahya |
| 49th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 11 November 1974 – 15 October 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hammad Shihab (died in office) Abdullah al-Khadduri (acting from July 1973) |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Khairallah |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office 11 November 1963 – 16 July 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1914 Tikrit, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 4 October 1982 (aged 68) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath (1940s–1966) Baghdad-based Ba'ath (1966–1982) (NPF) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Anglo–Iraqi War Ramadan Revolution 17 July Revolution |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was the President of Iraq from 17 July 1968 to 16 July 1979. He was born in Tikrit, Ottoman Iraq on 1 July 1914. He was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party. During his rule Iraq had high economic growth due to high international oil prices. Al Bakr slowing lost power to his cousin Saddam Hussein.