Jamil Al-Midfai

Jamil al-Midfai (جميل المدفعي) (1958–1890) was an Iraqi politician. He served as that country's prime minister on five separate occasions:

November 9, 1933 – August 25, 1934
March 1, 1935 – March 16, 1935
August 17, 1937 – December 26, 1938
June 2, 1941 – October 10, 1941
January 29, 1953 – September 1, 1953

Born in the town of Mosul, Midfai served in the Ottoman army during World War I, but deserted in 1916 to take part in the nationalist Arab Revolt. After the war, he was an aide to the Emir Faisal during his brief reign in Syria. He returned to Iraq in 1920, but was soon forced into exile in Jordan because of his anti-British nationalist activities. Upon his return in 1923, he served in various senior provincial capacities and finally joined the cabinet in 1930.

As a seasoned politician and two-time prime minister, he was asked to form a new government in August 1937, following the assassination of General Bakr Sidqi, who had ruled the country as military dictator for almost a year. A staunch monarchist, Midfai was again forced into exile in Transjordan following the short-lived pro-Axis coup by Rashid Ali al-Kaylani in 1941. Upon his return, he served in various senior capacities including President of the Senate and briefly as prime minister. He died in 1959 suffering from lung cancer.

Political offices
Preceded by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani	Prime Minister of Iraq November 9, 1933 — August 25, 1934	Succeeded by Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi
Preceded by Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi	Prime Minister of Iraq March 1, 1935 — March 16, 1935	Succeeded by Yasin al-Hashimi
Preceded by Hikmat Sulayman	Prime Minister of Iraq August 17, 1937 — December 26, 1938	Succeeded by Nuri as-Said
Preceded by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani	Prime Minister of Iraq June 2, 1941 — October 10, 1941	Succeeded by Nuri as-Said
Preceded by Nureddin Mahmud	Prime Minister of Iraq January 29, 1953 — September 1, 1953	Succeeded by Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali

Prime Ministers of Iraq

British Mandate of Mesopotamia (1920–1932)	al Gillani as-Sa'dun† al-Askari† al-Hashimi† Tawfiq al-Suwaidi Naji al-Suwaidi as-Said†

Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)	Shawkat al-Gaylani al-Midfai† al-Aiyubi† al-Hashimi† Sulayman as-Said† H. Pachachi Tawfiq al-Suwaidi Arshad al-Umari Jabr as-Sadr Muzahim al-Pachachi Mustafa al-Umari Mahmud† al-Jamali Arshad al-Umari Mirjan Baban

Republic of Iraq (1958–2003)	Qasim† al-Bakr† Yahya† ar-Razzaq† al-Bazzaz† Talib Arif† Yahya† an-Naif† al-Bakr Hussein Hammadi Zubeidi as-Samarrai Hussein

Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004)	al-Ulloum* al-Jaafari Chalabi Allawi Talabani al-Hakim A. Pachachi Hamid al-Ulloum Barzani Salim al-Yawer

Republic of Iraq (since 2004)	Allawi* al-Jaafari al-Maliki

Persondata
Name	Al-Midfai, Jamil
Alternative names
Short description	Prime Minister of Iraq
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	Mosul, Iraq
Date of death	1959
Place of death