Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Ibrahim al-Ja'fari | |
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إبراهيم الجعفري | |
63rd Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 3 May 2005 – 20 May 2006 | |
President | Jalal Talabani |
Deputy | See list |
Preceded by | Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Chalabi |
Personal details | |
Born | Ibrahim Abd al-Karim Hamza al-Eshaiker 25 March 1947 Karbala, Kingdom of Iraq |
Political party | National Iraqi Alliance National Reform Trend |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Mosul |
Profession | Physician |
Website | www |
Ibrahim Abd al-Karim al-Eshaiker (
He was one of the two Vice Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005, and he was the main spokesman for the Islamic Dawa Party. He withdrew his nomination for premiership for the permanent government.
Early life and education
He was born in Karbala to Abd al-Karim al-Eshaiker and Rahmah al-Eshaiker on March 25, 1947.
al-Jaafari was educated at Mosul university as a medical doctor.[4] He moved with his family to Iran where he lived and worked with the Islamic Revolution Council of Iraq, an Iran backed Iraqi opposition until 1989. He then moved to London where he continued his political activities by eventually heading the Dawa Islamic Party.
Member of Council of Representatives
He joined the
Iraq War and the fall of Saddam Hussein
He opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq but returned to Iraq soon after.[5] He was picked in July 2003 as member of the U.S.-backed Iraqi Governing Council, and served as its first chairman and Iraq's first post-Saddam interim President for one month. On 1 June 2004, he was selected to be one of the two vice-presidents in the Iraqi Interim Government.[4]
He brought al-Dawa into the
Elections
January 2005 elections
Following the January 2005 Iraqi elections the strength of the UIA in the parliament made him a likely candidate to become the nation's new Prime Minister. Only
December 2005 elections
In the national election of December 2005, the UIA once again won the majority of the votes, which according to the new Iraqi constitution, gets to pick the Prime Minister. UIA members voted for the Prime Minister with only two main candidates. Al-Jaafari was one and the SCIRI member
Despite this win, however, he became increasingly associated with the failure to end the violence in Iraq and to improve services. Because of this, the Sunni, Kurdish and secular groups in the parliament refused to agree to him continuing as Prime Minister, leading to deadlock. His refusal to stand down began to alienate even those who had backed him up to that point, but it is believed that only when
He was succeeded by al-Maliki as Dawa Party secretary-general in May 2007.[11]
National Reform
In May 2008, al-Jaafari launched a new political party called the National Reform Trend.[12] He was formally expelled from the Dawa party as a consequence, and his new party was widely seen as a vehicle for an attempt at regaining power.[13]
Appointment as Foreign Minister
He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs by newly-elect Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on 8 September 2014.[14]
In February 2018, al-Jaafari condemned the
See also
References
- ^ Al Saadi, Ali (24–30 March 2005). "The key players". Al Ahram Weekly. 735. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Biography". al-jaffaary.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1998). Asha'er Karbala Wa 'Usariha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha'. pp. 13–5.
- ^ a b c d Nimrod Raphaeli Ibrahim al-Ja'fari: Iraq's Designated Prime Minister, who is he? Archived 18 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Free Muslims Coalition. 5 March 2005.
- ^ Valentinas Mite and Kathleen Ridolfo. Iraq Looks to Jaafari. Asia Times. 9 April 2005.
- ^ Martin Asser. Profile: Ibrahim al-Jaafari. BBC News. 7 April 2005.
- ^ Iraq PM makes first foreign trip. BBC News. 20 May 2005.
- ^ Edward Wong. Shiites Say U.S. Is Pressuring Iraqi Leader to Step Aside. The New York Times. 28 March 2006.
- ^ Roger Hardy. Iraq conflict thwarts PM Jaafari. BBC News. Friday, 21 April 2006.
- ^ "US envoy 'calls for new Iraqi PM'". BBC News. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
- Informed Comment, 14 May 2007
- ^ "Sadr bloc demands pact referendum", Al Jazeera, 31 May 2008.
- ^ Car bombings leave at least 6 dead
- ^ "Ibrahim al-Jaafari Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Iraq rejects Turkish military 'intervention' in Afrin, FM". Rudaw. 4 February 2018.
External links
- Official website
- The Man to Heal Iraq The Guardian interview in Baghdad 24 February 2005
- Appearances on C-SPAN