Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani

Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
1st Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 11 November 1920 – 20 November 1922
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Personal details
Born	1841
Died	1927

Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al Gillani (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الكيلاني النقيب) was the first Prime Minister of Iraq, and its head of state. He is 15th direct descendant of Abdul Qadir Jilani, the Cardinal Sufi Saint in Sufi Islam. Al Gillani was chosen in 1920 to head the Iraqi Council of Ministers following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. He used his influence to oppose the appointment of Faisal I as King of Iraq and resigned his post when his efforts were defeated. Nevertheless, Faisal reappointed him as prime minister in order to curb opposition.

In 1922 Gillani negotiated the first Anglo-Iraqi Treaty, which ensured nominal independence for the country, though Britain maintained control of the military and foreign affairs, essentially establishing a Mandate in the country. Opposed to these results, Gillani resigned shortly after.

Genealogy

1. Muhammad
2. Ali
3. Hasan bin Ali
4. Hasan al Muthanna
5. Abdullah al Kamil
6. Musa al Jawn
7. Abdullah al Saleh
8. Musa al Thani
9. Daud al Ameer
10. Muhammad al Madni
11. Yahya al Zahid
12. Abdullah al Jilli
13. Abu Saleh Musa
14. Abdul Qadir Gilani
15. Abdul Aziz
16. Muhammad Hattak
17. Shamsuddin
18. Sharfuddin
19. Zaynuddin
20. Waliuddin
21. Nooruddin
22. Hisamuddin
23. Muhammad Darvesh
24. Zaynuddin
25. Mustufa
26. Sulaiman
27. Ali
28. Abdur Rahman Gilani

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