14 July Revolution Tahir Yahya (Arabic: طاهر يحيى;‎ 1916–1986) was Prime Minister of Iraq twice, from 1963 to 1965 and a short term in 1967 to 1968.

Born in Tikrit 1916, he was the 4th child to Mulla Yahya el-ogaily, a prominent tobacco merchant between North and Central Iraq.

He led the Iraqi armored company where he was wounded in the battle at the Kfar Masaryk, earning two medals bestowed by Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh.

In November 1963 he was appointed as prime minister by President Abdul Salam Arif.

[2][failed verification] This led to Yahya submitting his resignation on 8 July 1968, one week before the coup d'état took place.