Nouri al-Maliki

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Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
74th Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
20 May 2006 – 12 Aug 2014
PresidentJalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
Deputy
Preceded byIbrahim al-Jaafari
Succeeded byHaider Al-Abadi
Minister of the Interior
Acting
Assumed office
21 December 2010
Preceded byJawad al-Bulani
In office
20 May 2006 – 8 June 2006
Preceded byBaqir Jabr al-Zubeidi
Succeeded byJawad al-Bulani
Minister of Defence
Acting
In office
21 December 2010 – 17 August 2011
Preceded byQadir Obeidi
Succeeded bySaadoun al-Dulaimi
Minister of National Security Affairs
Acting
Assumed office
21 December 2010
Preceded byShirwan al-Waili
Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party
Assumed office
1 May 2007
Preceded byIbrahim al-Jaafari
Personal details
Born
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki

(1950-06-20) 20 June 1950 (age 73)
Hindiya, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
Political partyIslamic Dawa Party
State of Law Coalition
Spouse(s)Faleeha Khalil
Children4
Alma materUsul al-Din College
University of Baghdad

Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki (born 20 June 1950) is an Iraqi politician. He was the Prime minister of Iraq from May 2006[1][2] to August 2014. His predecessor was Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

References[change | change source]

  1. Flexing Muscle, Baghdad Detains U.S. Contractors The New York Times, 16 January 2012.
  2. [1] Foreign Affairs, 31 January 2012.