Royal Salute (Iraq)

The Royal Salute
السلام الملكي
Former national anthem of  Iraq
MusicA. Chaffon, 1924 (1924)
Adopted1924 (1924)
RelinquishedJuly 14, 1958 (1958-07-14)
Succeeded by"Mawtini"
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The Royal Salute (Arabic: السلام الملكي, romanized: as-Salām al-Malakī) was the national anthem of Mandatory Iraq during 1924–1932 and the Kingdom of Iraq during 1932–1958.

History

It was composed by Iraqi Army Band director Lieutenant A. Chaffon in 1924, a British military officer.[1]

See also

  • "Ardulfurataini", the former Iraqi national anthem, used from 1981 to 2003.
  • "Mawtini", the current Iraqi national anthem since 2003.

References

  1. ^ "Iraq (1924-1958) – nationalanthems.info".
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