Salih Mahdi Ammash
| Salih Mahdi Ammash | |
|---|---|
| صالح مهدي عماش | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
|
In office 11 November 1963 – September 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1925 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 1979 |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | Baghdad Military College and Baghdad Staff College |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Salih Mahdi Ammash (1925–1979) was an Iraqi Regional Branch politician and Iraqi army officer who sat on the Regional Command from 1963 to 1971.
Life
He was born into a peasant family in Baghdad, 1925.[1] Ammash attended the Baghdad Military College and the Baghdad Staff College.[1] He joined the Ba'ath Party in 1952 and become one of the first military Ba'athists in the Iraqi Regional Branch.[1] Ammash was a member of the Free Officers and Civilians Movement which toppled the Iraqi monarchy.[1]
Ammash was elected to the Regional Command for three separate terms.[2] His daughter Huda became the first and only female member of the Regional Command on 18 May 2001.[1]
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ghareeb & Dougherty 2004, p. 12.
- ↑ Devlin 1975, pp. 338–339.
Sources
- Devlin, John (1975). The Baath Party: a History from its Origins to 1966 (2nd ed.). Hoover Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-6561-7.
- Ghareeb, Edmund A.; Dougherty, Beth K. (2004). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4330-1.
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