About Abbas Mahdi
Lived 1898 – 1961 (aged 62–63). Abbas Mahdi was an Iraqi politician.
Abbas Mahdi (Arabic: عباس مهدي; born 14 September 1898, Baghdad-died 1961) was an Iraqi politician and public servant.
Mahdi was educated at Baghdad Law College and entered government service in 1918. Minister of Economics and Communications (1934), Minister of Economics (1937-38), Minister of Justice (1938), Deputy for Baghdad (1938), Director General of Customs & Excise (1941), and Iraqi Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to U.S.S.R.
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Who was Abbas Mahdi?
Iraqi politician
When was Abbas Mahdi born?
Abbas Mahdi was born on 14 September 1898.
When did Abbas Mahdi die?
Abbas Mahdi died in 1961.
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Abbas Mahdi was a politician.
What nationality was Abbas Mahdi?
Abbas Mahdi was Iraqi.
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