Yousef Ghanima
![]() | This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: This article needs a cleanup due to its poor language and grammar that is not adequate enough for an encyclopedia. (June 2020) |
Yousef Ghanima | |
---|---|
يوسف غنيمة | |
Council of Representatives of Iraq | |
In office 1925–1928 | |
Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
Constituency | Baghdad |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 1928–1929 | |
Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
Prime Minister | Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun Tawfiq al-Suwaidi |
Preceded by | Yasin al-Hashimi |
Succeeded by | Yasin al-Hashimi |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 1934–1935 | |
Monarch | Ghazi |
Prime Minister | Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi Jamil al-Midfai |
Preceded by | Naji al-Suwaydi |
Succeeded by | Rauf Al-Bahrani |
Minister of Supply | |
In office 1945–1946 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Prime Minister | Hamdi al-Pachachi |
Preceded by | Salih Jabr |
Succeeded by | Abdul Jabar Chalabi |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 1947–1948 | |
Monarch | Faisal II |
Prime Minister | Salih Jabr |
Preceded by | Sadek Al-Bassam |
Succeeded by | Abdul Elah Hafed |
Personal details | |
Born | Yousef Rizq Alah Ghanima August 9, 1885 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
Died | August 10, 1950 London, United Kingdom | (aged 65)
Resting place | Baghdad |
Citizenship | Iraqi, Ottoman |
Political party | Party of National Brotherhood |
Profession | Politician, Historian, Journalist, Economist |
Yousef Rizq Alah Ghanima (9 August 1885 - 10 August 1950) Iraqi politician, journalist and historian. He is one who represents Christians at time of Kingdom of Iraq, then he was appointed to the Ministry of Finance six times, and the Ministry of Supply one time.[1] he also known for founding Seda babel, one of first newspapers in Iraq in 1908.[citation needed] he also write many books about history of Iraq.[citation needed]
Early life[]
Ghanima born in Baghdad to an Chaldean Christian family, he studied theology and Arabic literature by Anastas Al-Karmali, he also learn French and English language in church. he joined to Committee of Union and Progress, and become one of first members in Baghdad. he founded Seda Babel newspaper in 1908 with Dawud Sliwa,[2] which was closed in July 1914 before World War I by order from Nur Al-Deen pasha governor of Baghdad Vilayet.[3]
Career[]
After Entry of British army to Baghdad in March 1917, he is called from Gen.Hooker with other state men for founding municipal council to City.[4] he welcomed King Faisal I after his arriving to Basra in 1921[citation needed], he is one who appointing from king for negotiation of Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922.[citation needed] after founding Council of Representatives of Iraq by order of King, he was choose at first term from 1925 to 1928 for represent Christians of Baghdad.[citation needed] He become minister of finance at third government of Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun (1928-1929), First government of Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1929), first government of Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (1934-1935), third government of Jamil al-Midfai (1935), first government of Arshad al-Umari (1946) and in government of Salih Jabr (1947-1948).[citation needed] he also become minister of supply at government of Hamdi al-Pachachi (1945-1946).[citation needed] he also appointed in many other position in finance.[specify] he died on August 10, 1950 in London.[citation needed]
Books[]
- History of Iraqi trade (1922)[citation needed]
- History of Iraqi cities (1923)[citation needed]
- History of Iraqi jews (1924)[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Elliot, Matthew (December 31, 1996). Independent Iraq: British Influence from 1941 to 1958. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781850437291 – via Google Books.
- ^ "نتائج البحث - المكتبة الرقمية العالمية". www.wdl.org.
- ^ "صدى بابل، العدد 250، 30 يوليو 1914". www.wdl.org. July 30, 1914.
- ^ غنيمة, حارث يوسف; Ghanīmah, Ḥārith Yūsuf (June 15, 1990). "السياسي الأديب يوسف غنيمة، ١٨٨٥-١٩٥٠: من اركان النهضة العلمية في العراق الحديث : حياته، آثاره، عصره". دار الحرية، – via Google Books.
- 1885 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from Baghdad
- Iraqi journalists
- Iraqi historians
- Government ministers of Iraq
- Iraqi Eastern Catholics
- Finance ministers of Iraq
- Iraqi Chaldeans
- Chaldean Catholics
- 20th-century historians
- 20th-century journalists