Ja'far al-Askari

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Ja'far Pasha al-Askari جعفر باشا العسكري
3rd and 6th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 22 November 1923 – 3 August 1924
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Succeeded by	Yasin al-Hashimi
In office 21 November 1926 – 11 January 1928
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Succeeded by	Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Personal details
Born	15 September 1885 Kirkuk, Ottoman Empire
Died	29 October 1936(1936-10-29) (aged 51) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq

Ja'far Pasha al-Askari (Arabic: جعفر باشا العسكري, Ja‘far Bāsha al-‘Askari;‎ 15 September 1885 – 29 October 1936) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Iraq in 1923–1924 and again in 1926–1927.

Al-Askari served in the Ottoman Army during World War I until he was captured by British forces. After his release, he was converted to the cause of Arab nationalism and joined forces with Faisal I and Lawrence of Arabia with his brother-in-law, Nuri al-Said, who also served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Al-Askari took part in the capture of Damascus in 1918 and supported Faisal's bid for the Syrian throne. When Faisal was deposed by the French in 1920, al-Askari supported his bid for the Iraqi throne.

As a reward for his loyalty, Faisal granted al-Askari several important cabinet positions, including Minister of Defense in the first Iraqi government, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Al-Askari served as prime minister twice. Al-Askari was assassinated during the events of the 1936 Iraqi coup d'état, in which Chief of Staff Bakr Sidqi overthrew the government. At the time, he was serving as Minister of Defense in Yasin al-Hashimi's government.