Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban was the last Prime Minister of Iraq under the monarchy in 1958.Biography
Baban became prime minister on 18 May 1958, during a time of political tension. The monarchies of Iraq and Jordan had recently agreed upon a confederation known as the Arab Federation. The federation, and Baban's time as prime minister, lasted for only two months.
On 14 July 1958, the monarchy was overthrown in a coup, and a republic was established under Abdul Karim Qassim.
Baban was arrested and sentenced to death by the People's Court, which was established under Qassim's leadership following the coup.
Unlike the royal family and many Iraqi politicians in the monarchy, the sentence was commuted and Baban was not executed.
