Rashid al-Rifai

Rashid Muhammad-Said al-Rifai, (Arabic: رشيد محمد-سعيد الرفاعي‎) (1 May 1929 – 3 September 2009 in Amman), was an Iraqi academic, Ba'athist, ambassador and minister of several establishments in Iraq. He was most noted for his highly successful posts as Oil, Planning, Housing, Communications and Transportation Minister Between 1968 and 1975. Rifai is credited for playing a major role in the development of the Iraqi infrastructure during this seven-year period.

Rashid al-Rifai

Rashid Muhammad-Said al-Rifai, (Arabic: رشيد محمد-سعيد الرفاعي‎) (1 May 1929 – 3 September 2009 in Amman), was an Iraqi academic, Ba'athist, ambassador and minister of several establishments in Iraq. He was most noted for his highly successful posts as Oil, Planning, Housing, Communications and Transportation Minister Between 1968 and 1975. Rifai is credited for playing a major role in the development of the Iraqi infrastructure during this seven-year period.