Makkai Hamdani, Qasim's neighbour, as quoted by Raheem Salman and Ned Parker, IRAQ: Iraqis pay tribute to a strongman, Los Angeles Times: World, (July 14, 2009).
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He was honorable, sincere, with high dignity and integrity. He was always, in his speeches, repeating that he was poor, living with the poor, living in a poor neighborhood, that he knew their sufferings.
— Makkai Hamdani
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About Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abd al-Karim Qasim (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963.
About Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abd al-Karim Qasim (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963.
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