Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi عادل عبد المهدي | |
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Rowsch Shaways | |
Succeeded by | Tariq al-Hashimi |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 2 June 2004 – 6 April 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi |
Preceded by | Kamel al-Kilani |
Succeeded by | Ali Allawi |
Personal details | |
Born | Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki 1 January 1942 |
Spouse | Rajah |
Alma mater | ) |
Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki (
Abdul-Mahdi is a former member of the powerful Shi'a party the
Abdul-Mahdi submitted his formal resignation as prime minister in November 2019, following widespread protests over political corruption and violent police responses.[6]
Background
Mahdi was born in Baghdad in 1942, the son of a Shiite
Political career
In the 1970s, Abdul-Mahdi was a leading member of the
In 2006, Abdul-Mahdi, outgoing Vice President in the
In December 2006, the Associated Press reported that Abdul-Mahdi could be the next Prime Minister of Iraq if a new multi-sectarian coalition succeeded in toppling the government of Nouri al-Maliki.[13]
On 26 February 2007, he survived an assassination attempt that killed ten people. He had been targeted two times prior.[14]
In 2009, his bodyguards were the perpetrators of a bloody bank robbery in Baghdad.[15]
In July 2013, Abdul-Mahdi announced his decision to give up his retirement pensions as a former vice president.[16]
On 2 October 2018, Iraqi president Barham Salih selected Abdul-Mahdi to be the Prime Minister of Iraq. Mahdi had 30 days to form a new government.[2] On 25 October 2018, Abdul Mahdi was sworn into office, five months after the 2018 elections.[17]
In April 2019, Abdul-Mahdi met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. He announced a $14 billion plan to upgrade Iraq's electricity infrastructure, with likely cooperation with German company Siemens. Merkel also pledged to strengthen economic and security cooperation between the two countries, and to continue German support for reconstruction efforts in Iraq.[18]
Resignation
On 29 November 2019, after
The Iraqi parliament approved his resignation on 1 December 2019.References
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- ^ a b c Salaheddin, Sinah (3 October 2018). "Iraq tasks Shiite independent with forming new government". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "عادل عبد المهدي". Al Jazeera.
- ^ Doug Struck (14 February 2015). "Prospective Iraqi Premier a Man of Many Labels". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Chulov, Martin (3 October 2018). "Iraqi president names Adel Abdul-Mahdi as next prime minister". The Guardian.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Iraq's consensus prime minister walks a political tightrope". www.ft.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Adil Adbul Mahdi Iraq’s New Prime Minister.
- ^ MacDonald, Alex (9 April 2021). "Iraq: Activists hopeful in French legal case against former PM Abdul Mahdi". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "Abdul-Mahdi: The man tasked with forming Iraq's new government". Rudaw. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-521-87394-9.
- ^ "اخبار رسیده از بغداد پایتخت عراق حاکی از آن است که "عادل عبدالمهدی" از سمت خود استعفا داد". tabnak.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hamza Hendawi; Qassim Abdul Zahra (10 December 2006). "Talks Under Way to Replace Iraq PM". The Washington Post. Baghdad. AP. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Sly, Liz (27 February 2007). "VP survives assassination try in Iraq". Chicago Tribune. Baghdad. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Rod Nordland; Riyadh Mohammed (2 September 2009). "In Bank Killings, Highs and Lows of Iraq Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Hussein, Ahmed (30 July 2013). "Adil Abdul Mahdi gives up his pensions". Iraqi News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi sworn in with 14 ministers, so far". Rudaw.
- ^ Şimşek, Ayhan (30 April 2019). "Merkel: Germany supports territorial integrity of Iraq". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Iraqi PM says he will resign after weeks of killing protests - Guardian(29 November 2019)
- ^ Iraq unrest: PM Abdul Mahdi to resign after bloodiest day in protests - BBC(29 December 2019)