| Arif Abd ar-Razzaq | |
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| 50th Prime Minister of Iraq 4th Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq |
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In office September 6, 1965 – September 21, 1965 |
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| President | Abdul Salam Arif |
| Preceded by | Tahir Yahya |
| Succeeded by | Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 Ramadi, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 30 March 2007 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Arab Nationalist Movement |
| Children | Rafi Razzak |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq or Aref Abdel Razzak (Arabic: عارف عبد الرزاق; l921–2007) was Prime Minister of Iraq for 11 days in September 1965. On September 17 he fled to Egypt, after participating in a failed coup d'état against President Abdul Salam Arif. On 12 June 1966 he led another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the new government of Premier Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz and President Abdul Rahman Arif.