Sovereignty Council

The Sovereignty Council (Arabic: مجلس السيادة‎) was a triumvirate which governed Iraq as co-heads of state from the 14 July Revolution in 1958 until the Ramadan Revolution in 1963. The council had three members who each represented a different community constituency. Muhammad Mahdi Kubba of the fascist Independence Party represented the Shiia. He also served as Iraq's Vice President. Khalid al-Naqshabandi represented Iraqi Kurds. Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i represented the Sunnis while also acting as Iraq's first President. The council replaced the Hashemite Kings with Iraq's first republican government.[1]

The council appointed Abd al-Karim Qasim Prime Minister with Abdul Salam Arif as Deputy Prime Minister. Qasim and Arif exercised tremendous influence over the Sovereignty Council and arguably held the actual reins of power in Iraq.

The council failed to maintain order in Mosul, which threatened a revolution in the Mosul uprising, and again in Kirkuk, resulting in the Kirkuk massacre of 1959.

References

  1. ↑ James DeFronzo (2009). The Iraq War: Origins and Consequences. Westview Press. p. 47.


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