▁policies , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁national istic ▁profile . ▁ ▁Like ▁his ▁brother ▁Abd ul ▁Sal am , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁over t ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁pan - A rab ist ▁president ▁Gam al ▁Ab del ▁N asser . ▁Ar if ▁Abd ul ▁R azz ak , ▁another ▁pro - N asser ▁Air ▁Force ▁Commander , ▁attempted ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁on ▁Ar if , ▁and ▁light ly ▁bom bed ▁the ▁President ial ▁Palace ▁with ▁Soviet ▁Mi G ▁ 1 7 ▁j ets , ▁but ▁the ▁coup ▁failed ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁arrested . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁failed ▁coup ▁attempt ▁on ▁the ▁Ar if ▁government . ▁President ▁Ar if ▁went ▁on ▁TV ▁to ▁declare ▁that ▁on ▁this ▁occasion , ▁Abd ul ▁R azz ak ▁would ▁definitely ▁be ▁pun ished , ▁only ▁to ▁then ▁release ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁p ardon . ▁ ▁His ▁presiden cy ▁was ▁widely ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁s lack ▁and ▁inde cis ive . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁historical ▁cl ues ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁cor rupt . ▁The ▁ill - ad vised ▁law ▁that ▁he ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁absol ve ▁himself ▁from ▁pay ing ▁income ▁tax ▁is ▁probably ▁an ▁indic ation ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁capable ▁of ▁getting ▁wealth ▁otherwise . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Ar if ▁came ▁to ▁power , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁military ▁launched ▁a ▁major ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Kur d ish ▁reb els ▁led ▁by ▁Must af a ▁Bar z ani ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Ira qi – K