Editing Jamil Al Midfai (section)

==Biography==

Born in the town of [[Mosul]], Midfai served in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army during [[World War I]], but deserted in 1916 to take part in the [[nationalism|nationalist]] [[Arab Revolt]]. After the war, he was an aide to the Emir [[Faisal I of Iraq|Faisal]] during his brief reign in [[Syria]]. He returned to Iraq in 1920, but was soon forced into exile in [[Emirate of Transjordan|Transjordan]] because of his anti-[[United Kingdom|British]] nationalist activities. Upon his return in 1923, he served in various senior provincial capacities and finally joined the cabinet in 1930.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

He was elected as the [[Chamber of Deputies of Iraq|president of the Chamber of Deputies]] from December 1930 to November 1931, and from November 1931 to November 1933.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b405476&view=1up&seq=13|title=Report by His Britannic Majesty's Government to the Council of the League of Nations on the Administration of Iraq 1930.|website=HathiTrust}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100061134244.0x000037|title='File 11/44 Leading Personalities in Iraq, Iran & Saudi Arabia' [27v] (54/96)|date=10 September 2018|website=Qatar Digital Library}}</ref>

As a seasoned politician and two-time prime minister, he was asked to form a new government in August 1937, following the assassination of General [[Bakr Sidqi]], who had ruled the country as a military dictator for almost a year. A staunch [[monarchist]], Midfai was again forced into exile to [[Emirate of Transjordan|Transjordan]] following the short-lived pro-[[Axis Powers|Axis]] coup by [[Rashid Ali al-Kaylani]] in 1941.

Upon his return to Iraq, he served in various senior capacities including President of the [[Senate of Iraq]] in the 1950s,<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine|title=A diplomatic history of modern Iraq.|first=Abid A.|last=Al-Marayati|date=5 January 1961|magazine=New York|hdl = 2027/mdp.39015001694838}}</ref> and briefly as prime minister after the suspension of political activities during the [[Iraqi Intifada]]. He died on 26 October 1958 suffering from lung cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alqurtasnews.com/mobile/news/261655/iraq-news |title=في مثل هذا اليوم... توفي العسكري والسياسي العراقي جميل المدفعي &#124; العراق - القرطاس نيوز |access-date=2018-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161259/http://www.alqurtasnews.com/mobile/news/261655/iraq-news |archive-date=2018-04-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>