Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
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Abdul Rahman Arif al-Bazzaz (1913 - 1973) was an Iraqi administrator, military officer and politician. He served as the Secretary-General of OPEC between 1 May 1964 and 30 April 1965. He then became foreign minister for a few months in 1965. Later in 1965 he became Prime Minister of Iraq. He acted as President of Iraq for three days (April 13-16, 1966) following President Abd as-Salam Arif's death. Arif's brother, Abd ar-Rahman Arif was then chosen as the permanent replacement. In August 1966, Bazzaz left the position of Prime Minister.
| Preceded by: Abd as-Salam Arif | President of Iraq acting; April 13, 1966 – April 16, 1966 | Succeeded by: Abd ar-Rahman Arif |