12 Facts About Shafiq Ades

Shafiq Ades was a Syrian-born Iraqi-Jewish businessman.

Shafiq Ades was widely known as the wealthiest and best-connected Jew in the country.

Shafiq Ades's execution was among the events that contributed to the Jewish exodus from Iraq.

Shafiq Ades was born to a wealthy family based in Aleppo, Syria.

Shafiq Ades migrated to Iraq and based himself in Basra.

Shafiq Ades further partnered with a Muslim named Naji Al-Khedhairi in purchasing military metal scrap left in Iraq by the British army, selling the unusable parts after usable parts were sold to the government of Iraq.

Shafiq Ades was refused the right to a proper defense.

Shafiq Ades was sentenced to death and ordered to pay a fine of 5 million Dinars.

Shafiq Ades's execution was set to take place several days after he was found guilty.

Shafiq Ades's neck was broken, his corpse dangled over his puddle of excrement.

Shafiq Ades was labelled the Serpent, the Traitor, the Spy, the Zionist, the Jew, while his estate worth millions was appropriated by the Ministry of Defense.

The Jewish community general sentiment was that if a man as well connected and powerful as Shafiq Ades could be eliminated by the state, other Jews would not be protected any longer.