Yasin al-Hashimi was an Iraqi military officer and politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, al-Hashimi served as a military officer during the Ottoman
Yasin al-Hashimi as Minister of Finance, 1927
Al-Hashimi in military uniform
The tomb of al-Hashimi outside of the Mausoleum of Saladin in Damascus, Syria. The tombstone contains a verse from the Qur'an that reads "Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord"
The Party of National Brotherhood or National Brotherhood Party was an Iraqi political party formed in 1930–1931 by Yasin al-Hashimi, Naji al-Suwaydi, and Rashid Ali al-Gillani. A pan-Arabist and stro
Yasin al-Hashimi
…al-Ahd society, to rally support for his policies. Al-Hashimi, meanwhile, sought to muster opposition against as-Said and British rule, establishing the National Brotherhood Party (hizb al-ikha' al-watani) after uniting his People's Party with Ja'far Abu Timman's National Party (hizb al-watani). According to historian Charles…
The main leaders of HIW (Clockwise from top left): Rashid Ali al-Gillani (top left), Yasin al-Hashimi (top right), Naji al-Suwaidi (bottom right) and Hikmat Sulayman (bottom left).