Malik Dohan al-Hassan
Malik Dohan al-Hassan | |
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مالك دوهان الحسن | |
Hashim Abdul-Rahman al-Shibli | |
| Succeeded by | Abdel Hussein Shandal |
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| Born | July 1, 1919 Al-Qasim, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne , 1957 |
Malik Dohan al-Hassan (
Arabic: مالك دوهان الحسن; 1 July 1919 – 23 May 2021) was an Iraqi politician and academician, who served as Minister of Culture and Information in 1967, headed the Iraqi Bar Association in 2003, and was the Minister of Justice in the Iraqi Interim Government
in 2004.
Early life
Dr. al-Hassan was born in
Montpellier University and a Doctorate in Law from the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He then became a Professor of Law at the University of Baghdad. He was elected President of the Al-Mustansiriya University
in 1966. He authored seminal books in tort law that were taught in law schools in Iraq.
Pre-Saddam government
He was appointed the Minister of Culture and Information in 1967 by President Abdul Rahman Arif.[2] He is considered the foremost authority in Iraq on tort law, authored seminal books taught in Iraqi universities.
During Saddam government
al-Hassan was imprisoned under Saddam Hussein for 2 years, then interned in Baghdad and was prohibited from travel for ten years. He was permanently banned from practicing politics and holding public office. As a result, al-Hassan practiced private law until the end of the Ba'athist rule over Iraq in 2003. [3]
Post-Saddam
In 2003 he was elected to head the
Ahmad Chalabi for murder and money laundering was fired.[7]
2005 Iraqi elections
He had initially called for the
9,747 votes. Even though he did not get elected, he remained a vocal figure in the media and was often asked for his opinion. In February 2007, he criticized the proposed Oil and Gas Law as being too vague.[9]
References
- ^ "وفاة مالك دوهان الحسن اول وزير عدل في العراق بعد 2003 عن عمر تجاوز الـ100 عام". وكالة نون الخبرية.
- ^ "Announcement Ceremony Press Packet" (PDF). Coalition Provisional Authority. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Main players in the new Iraqi government". The Independent. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Six die in blast targeted at Iraqi minister[dead link], The Independent, 2004-07-18
- ^ Iraqi justice minister escapes car bomb, China Daily, 2004-07-18
- ^ "Iraqi minister survives bomb blast that kills four of his bodyguards". the Guardian. July 17, 2004.
- Informed Comment. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- MEMRI, 2004-12-15
- ^ Iraq Oil Technocrats: Time Not Suitable For Oil Law, Global Policy Forum, 2007-02-17