Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi عادل عبد المهدي | |
|---|---|
 Adil Abdul-Mahdi in 2008 | |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 25 October 2018[1] – 7 May 2020 | |
| President | Barham Salih |
| Deputy | Thamir Ghadhban Fuad Hussein |
| Preceded by | Haider al-Abadi |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi |
| Minister of Oil | |
| In office 8 September 2014 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
| Preceded by | Abdul Karim Luaibi |
| Succeeded by | Jabbar Alluaibi |
| Vice President of Iraq | |
| In office 7 April 2005 – 11 July 2011 Serving with Ghazi al-Yawer (until 2006) and Tariq al-Hashimi (after 2006) | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
| Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| Succeeded by | Tariq al-Hashimi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 June 2004 – 6 April 2005 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi |
| Preceded by | Kamel al-Kilani |
| Succeeded by | Ali Allawi |
| 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 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | Independent (since 2017)[2] SIIC (1982–2017)[3] Iraqi Communist (1970s)[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Rajah |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad (BA) University of Poitiers (MA, PhD) |
Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki (Arabic: عادل عبد المهدي المنتفكي, born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi politician and economist. He was the Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 to May 2020.[5]
Al-Muntafiki was one of the Vice Presidents of Iraq from 2005 to 2011. He was the Finance Minister in the Interim government and Oil Minister from 2014 to 2016.[6]
On 29 November, after weeks of violent protests, Mahdi announced that he would resign his post.[7][8] The Iraqi parliament approved his resignation on 1 December 2019. He was replaced by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in May 2020.[9][10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "H.E. Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi receives a call from U.S secretary of Defense Mark Esper". www.pmo.iq.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ play
- ↑ "Iraqi prime minister accepts another minister's resignation". Press TV. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Iraqi PM says he will resign after weeks of violent protests - Guardian(11/29/2019)
- ↑ Iraq unrest: PM Abdul Mahdi to resign after bloodiest day in protests - BBC(12/29/2019)
- ↑ Ibrahim, Arwa (1 December 2019). "Uncertainty remains as Iraq parliament accepts PM's resignation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ Gathright, Jenny (1 December 2019). "Iraqi Parliament Accepts PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi Resignation, But Protesters Demand More". NPR.
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