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Suleiman Faidhi was an intellectual, a lawyer, judge, politician, journalist and leading patriotic figure in a national struggle for libration and political independence of Iraq in the first half of the 20th century. He was amongst the first reformers to call for a social and cultural awakening in the Arab world, Suleiman Faidhi challenging the dominance of the Ottomans and later turning into a strong critic of British colonialism.  

Suleiman Faidhi served his country throughout his eventful career, maintaining a consistently patriotic stance and defending the rights of the people. He set up a number of charities and used his legal knowledge and political know-how to help pass laws defending fairness and pursuing justice for the Iraqi people.

Not driven by money or power, he was an admired figure that stood for political and educational reforms. A progressive liberal thinker, his actions were aimed purely at long term benefits for the fledgling Iraqi nation. He instigated projects to help orphans, opened schools and hospitals and taught law. As a journalist, he utilised his newspaper as an instrument for getting the voices of Iraqi politicians heard in a country under foreign dominance.

With high expectations for emerging Iraq, he was among a leading generation of Iraqi intellectuals that called for a social revival. They set up opposition parties, created numerous political and cultural organisations and helped build a foundation for an independent Iraq.

In an Arabic country where Ottoman Turkish language had an official status, he was instrumental in ensuring that Arabic was taught in schools and used in courts and government. He also advocated the rightful positions for Iraqi people in such institutions.

Suleiman Faidhi was a kind and honourable man. In Basra, where he spent most of his life, he was well known for his integrity and readiness to help the needy and disadvantaged regardless of religion, race or ethnicity.


سليمان فيضي


هو من رواد النهضة العربية في العراق والفكرة القومية في الوطن العربي, كان من الموجهين الاوائل للحركة الوطنية والعاملين من اجل تحقيقها

تعد حياته صفحة من صفحات الجهاد الوطني في سبيل تحرير العراق واستقلاله السياسي و نهضته الاجتماعية

كان من ابرز المقاومين للاستعمار, فكان من عناوين الكفاح ضد الحكم العثماني ورفض النفوذ البريطاني

عرف بمواقفه الوطنية وخدماته الصحفية المبكرة, و اتسم نشاطه الوطني بالهدوء والكياسة والتسامح. خدم بلاده وامته خدمة صادقة و صامتة في معظم الحالات, فكان طرازا  من الرجال مؤمنا بالله, رقيق الحاشية جم الادب كبير التواضع مرتفعا عن الصغائر لم تبهره المناصب ولم يغره مال

كان الى جانب نشاطه الوطني والثقافي من رجال القانون البارزين واساتذته المعروفين, وقد درس على يديه جيل كامل من رجال القانون واعلام السياسة في العراق

 ولد في الموصل عام 1885 و توفى في بغداد عام 1951 عن عمر 66 عاما

حمله طموحه من الموصل الى بغداد والى البصرة التي اصبح من اعلامها والى عاصمة الدولة العثمانية عضوا في مجلس المبعوثان و ممثلا لوطنه ومدافعا عن حقوق امته وشعبه

 ومنذ قيام الحكم الوطني في العراق ظل سجل حياته حافلا بالاصلاح ينتقل من عمل نافع الى عمل انفع, كما بقي الوطنيون يلجأون اليه  في الملمات  و يطلبون مشورته

 خلف احد عشر مؤلفا في القانون و الرحلات و الادب وأول قصة عراقية حديثة, أضافة الى عشرات البحوث والمقالات والخطب في المناسبات الرسمية الوطنية والثقافية

Iraq
 

Publications

Memoirs of Suleiman Faidhi

Memoirs of Suleiman Faidhi

A comprehensive historical record detailing a turbulent period that led to the creation of the state of Iraq. It depicts a period of struggle for Iraq’s political independence and details events that formed the first... Read more...
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

This book was published in 1998 with three selected works which reflect Faidhi's vision in spreading knowledge and encouraging enlightenment. This anthology was originally written and previously published between 1911-1946.... Read more...