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Nouri al-Maliki

Nouri al-Maliki
نوري كامل المالكي
Nouri al-Maliki 2011-04-07.jpg
Vice President of Iraq
Assumed office
10 October 2016
Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Ayad Allawi
President Fuad Masum
Preceded by Himself
In office
8 September 2014 – 11 August 2015
Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Ayad Allawi
President Fuad Masum
Preceded by Khodair al-Khozaei
Succeeded by Himself
47th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
20 May 2006 – 8 September 2014
President Jalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
Deputy
Preceded by Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Succeeded by Haider al-Abadi
Minister of the Interior
Acting
In office
21 December 2010 – 8 September 2014
Preceded by Jawad al-Bulani
Succeeded by Mohammed Al-Ghabban
In office
20 May 2006 – 8 June 2006
Preceded by Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi
Succeeded by Jawad al-Bulani
Minister of Defence
Acting
In office
21 December 2010 – 17 August 2011
Preceded by Qadir Obeidi
Succeeded by Saadoun al-Dulaimi
Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party
In office
1 May 2007 – 8 September 2014
Preceded by Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Succeeded by Haider al-Abadi
Personal details
Born Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki
(1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 66)
Hindiya, Iraq
Political party Islamic Dawa
Other political
affiliations
State of Law Coalition
Spouse(s) Faleeha Khalil
Children 5
Alma mater Usul al-Din College
University of Baghdad
Religion Shia Islam

Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki (Arabic: نوري كامل محمد حسن المالكي‎‎; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (جواد المالكي) or Abu Esraa (أبو إسراء), is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014. He is secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party and a Vice President of Iraq.

Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. His first Cabinet was approved by the National Assembly and sworn in on 20 May 2006; his second Cabinet, in which he also held the positions of acting Interior Minister, acting Defense Minister, and acting National Security Minister, was approved on 21 December 2010.

Al-Maliki began his political career as a Shia dissident under Saddam Hussein's regime in the late 1970s and rose to prominence after he fled a death sentence into exile for 24 years. During his time abroad, he became a senior leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, coordinated the activities of anti-Saddam guerrillas and built relationships with Iranian and Syrian officials whose help he sought in overthrowing Saddam. Al-Maliki worked closely with United States and coalition forces in Iraq following their departure by the end of 2011. In the wake of a string of defeats during the Northern Iraq Offensive, United States officials said that al-Maliki should give up his premiership. On 14 August 2014, he announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Iraq.

In September 2014, al-Maliki was elected as one of three Vice Presidents, an office he still holds despite attempts to abolish the post.


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