Abdul Wahab al-Shawaf
Abdul Wahab al-Shawaf | |
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Portrait of Colonel al-Shawaf | |
| Native name | عبد الوهاب الشواف |
| Born | 1916 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 9 March 1959 (aged 42–43) Mosul, Iraqi Republic |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Iraq (1936–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1959) |
| Branch | Iraqi Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1936–1959 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Fifth Brigade |
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Abdul Wahab al-Shawaf Arabic: عبد الوهاب الشواف; 1916 – 9 March 1959) was an Iraqi military officer and the leader of the 1959 Mosul uprising in March 1959 against then Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qasim.