Jamil al-Midfai

Jamil al-Midfai
14th, 16th, 19th, 24th & 39th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office November 9, 1933 – August 27, 1934 March 4, 1935 – March 17, 1935 August 17, 1937 – December 25, 1938 June 4, 1941 – October 10, 1941 January 29, 1953 – September 17, 1953
Monarch	Ghazi Faisal II
Preceded by	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (twice) Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi Hikmat Sulayman Nureddin Mahmud
Succeeded by	Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi Yasin al-Hashimi Nuri as-Said (twice) Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
Personal details
Born	1890 (1890) Mosul, Iraq
Died	1959 (1960)

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

1. November 9, 1933 – August 25, 1934
2. March 1, 1935 – March 16, 1935
3. August 17, 1937 – December 26, 1938
4. June 2, 1941 – October 10, 1941
5. 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