Rustam Haidar was a Lebanese-Iraqi politician who served as Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Iraq from 1930 to 1932 and from 1938 to 1940. He also was an aide to King Faisal I, Defense Minister,
Rustum Haidar at Versailles Conference in 1919
Emir Faisal's delegation at Versailles, during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Left to right: Rustum Haidar, Nuri al-Said, Emir Faisal, Captain Pisani (behind Faisal), T. E. Lawrence, Faisal's servant, Captain Tahsin Kadry.
Tomb of Rustam Haidar in the Iraqi Royal Cemetery in Baghdad.
Nuri al-Said Al-Qaraghuli Al-Zubaidi was an Iraqi politician and statesman who served eight terms as Prime Minister of Iraq. He served in various key cabinet and governmental positions in Iraq during
Rustam Haidar
…confidant of his secrets. On November 22, 1918, he left with Faisal I, heading to Paris to attend the Paris Peace Conference. They were accompanied by Nuri al-Said, Dr. Ahmed Qadri, and Fayez al-Fusain, and then they left for London on January 7, 1919. Haidar first set soil in Iraq on June 23, 1921, along with…
Emir Faisal's delegation at the Palace of Versailles during the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920). Nuri is positioned second from the left. Left to right: Rustam Haidar, Nuri al-Said, Prince Faisal, Captain Rosario Pisani (behind Faisal), Colonel T. E. Lawrence, unnamed slave of Prince Faisal, Captain Tahsin Kadry.
Corpse of Nuri (right), and regent Abd al-Ilah (left) lynched by the crowds.