Senate of Iraq

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The Senate of Iraq (Majlis al-A`yan) was the unelected upper house of the bicameral parliament established by the Mandatory Iraq's 1925 constitution. There were around twenty Senators, appointed for eight years by the King of Iraq.[1] The Senate remained in existence until the 1958 revolution.

Presidents of the Senate

Name Took office Left office Notes
Yusuf al-Suwaydi July 1925 2 November 1929 [2][3][4][5]
Mohammad Al-Sadr 2 November 1929 February 1937 [6][7][8][9]
Muhammed Ridha al-Shabibi 27 February 1937 August 1937 [10][8][11]
Mohammad Al-Sadr December 1937 December 1943 [9][12]
Jamil Al-Madfai December 1943 December 1944 [13][14]
Salih Bashayan ? ?
Nuri Al-Said July 1945 21 November 1946 [15]
Mohammad Al-Sadr June 1948 1948 [9]
Nuri Al-Said 1948 6 January 1949 [13]
Jamil Al-Madfai ? - 1952 January 1953 [13][14][16]
Jamil Al-Madfai September 1953 1957 - ? [13][17]
Abdul Hadi Chalabi ? - 1958 14 July 1958 [18]

Members

Members of the Iraqi Senate included:

See also

References

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