§ Sir C. YATEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give a list of the Council of Ministers comprising the present Government of Iraq, and state which of these are natives of Mesopotamia and which are Syrians or other foreigners; and will he state what steps are being taken to eliminate the Syrian and foreign element and give Iraq a Government of its own people?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLA list of the Iraq Ministers is appended. I understand that all of them are natives of Iraq. The third part of the question does not arise. Iraq has already a Government of its own people.
List of Ministers in the Iraq Government.
- H.H. Sayed Sir Abdurrahman, G.B.E., Naqib of Baghdad, Prime Minister.
- H.E. Haji Bamzi Beg, Minister of the Interior.
- H.E. Sasun Eff. Hiskail, Minister of Finance.
- H.E. Naji Beg al Suwaidi, Minister of Justice.
- H.E. Ja'far Pasha al Askari, Minister of Defence.
- H.E. 'Izzat Pasha, Minister of Communications and Works.
- H.E. Saiyid Muhd. Ali Hibat ud Din Sherastani, Minister of Education.
- H.E. Saiyid Muhd. Ali Fadhil Eff., Minister of Auqaf.
- H.E. Dr. Hanna Eff. Khayat, Minister of Public Health.