Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Mustafa al-Kadhimi | |
|---|---|
مصطفى الكاظمي | |
_(cropped).jpg) Al-Kadhimi in 20 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 6 May 2020 – 28 October 2022 | |
| President | Barham Salih |
| Preceded by | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Al Sudani |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office 12 May 2020 – 6 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ali Alhakim |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Hussein |
| Director of INIS | |
| In office 7 June 2016 – 9 April 2020 | |
| President | Fuad Masum Barham Salih |
| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
| Preceded by | Zuheir Fadel Abbas al-Ghirbawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mustafa Abdul-Latif Mishatat 5 July 1967[1][2] Baghdad, Iraq |
| Citizenship | |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Republican Palace, Baghdad |
| Alma mater | Al-Turath University (LLB) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | t |
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (Arabic: مصطفى الكاظمي; born 5 July 1967 as Mustafa Abdul-Latif Mishatat ),[2][3] alternatively spelt Mustafa Al-Kadhimiy, is an Iraqi politician. He became the Prime Minister of Iraq on 6 May 2020.[4] Kadhimi is also the 43rd Prime Minister since the country's independence in 1932 and the fourth overall under the 2005 constitution.
He is also a former director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service,[5] originally appointed in June 2016.[6]
He worked as journalist, documentalist and human rights and democracy activist in the 2000s after fall of Saddam in 2003.[7]
In the early hours of 7 November 2021, he survived an assassination attempt when an explosive drone targeted his home in Baghdad.[8]
References
- ↑ "Who is Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2020.
- 1 2 "Is Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Sunni or Shiite?". Jannah News. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ من هو مصطفى الكاظمي الإسم الجديد لرئاسة حكومة العراق؟. alalamtv.net (in Arabic). 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq". Rudaw. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "IMF". www.iraqmemory.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Impersonating U.S. Intelligence Official, Oregon Man Wrote to Iraqi Prime Minister". KDRV News. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "IMF". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ↑ Davison, John; Rasheed, Ahmed (7 November 2021). "Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2021.