Former Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi |
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Governor of Nineveh | |
In office April 2009 – May 28 2015 |
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Preceded by | Duraid Kashmoula |
Succeeded by | Nofal Hammadi al-Sultan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 (age 58–59) Mosul, Iraq |
Nationality | Iraq |
Political party | al-Hadba |
Relations | Usama al-Nujayfi (Brother) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Mosul |
Profession | Businessman |
Atheel al-Nujaifi (Arabic: أثيل النجيفي; Turkish: Esil Nuceyfi; born 1958) is an Iraqi politician who was the Governor of Nineveh Province from April 2009 until May 2015.
Nujaifi was born into a Mawsili family in 1958. His ancestors were closely aligned with the Ottoman rulers of Mosul, resulting in them receiving huge grants of land in al-Hamdaniya district. Nujaifi has degrees in Engineering and Law from the University of Mosul.