Kamil Chadirji

Kamil Al Chadirji
Born
Imran Kamil

1897
al-Haydarkhana Locality, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
DiedFebruary 1968 (aged 71)
Resting placeTomb of Abdul Qadir al-Kilani, Baghdad
NationalityIraqi
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician
Political partyNational Democratic Party
SpouseMuneeba Asif Aref Agha
ChildrenNaseer al-Chaderchi, Rifat Chadirji, Basil al Chadirji, Yaqthan Al Chadirji
RelativesRaouf Chadirji (brother)

Kamil Chadirji (1897–1968, Arabic: كامل الجادرچي), also spelled Kamil al-Chadirji or Kamel al-Chaderji, was an Iraqi politician, photographer, lawyer, activist, and founder of the National Democratic Party in Iraq. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq in the 1920s and 1950s. He was the father of notable modernist architect, Rifat Chadirji and political leader, Naseer al-Chaderchi. He is noted for founding the National Democratic Party with a left-wing program and was an influential political figure in political life who opposed the monarchy and pursued a social reform agenda.