Ali Aldabbagh (born 18 July 1955) is an Iraqi engineer, businessman and politician who served as government spokesman until November 2012.
Ali Aldabbagh | |
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.jpg) Al Dabbagh in 2012 | |
| Minister of State | |
| Assumed office December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Nouri Al Maliki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ali Mehdi Jawad Aldabbagh 18 July 1955 Kerbala, Iraq |
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| Alma mater | Baghdad University |
Early life and education edit
Aldabbagh was born in Kerbala on 18 July 1955.[1] He hails from a Shiite family.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Baghdad University in 1977.[3] Then he obtained a master's degree in environmental pollution from the same university in 1983.[3] He also holds a PhD in business administration, which he received in 2003.[1]
Career edit
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Aldabbagh worked in private sector in various countries, including the UAE, Canada and Japan.[3] He also dealt with business in Iraq and was co-owner of a family firm called Tigris Building Contractors.[4]
Aldabbagh served as mid-level official in the Baath party.[5] He is the leader of the independent Kafaat Gathering, a political party represented in the Iraqi parliament.[6] He was appointed state minister to the second cabinet of Nouri Al Maliki in December 2010.[7] He is part of the state of law coalition in the cabinet.[8]
He served as government spokesman until 29 November 2012 when his resignation was accepted by Maliki. Aldabbagh resigned from his post due to his alleged involvement in the Russian arms deal.[6] Maliki did not appoint anybody to succeed Aldabbagh as spokesman, but Ali Al Moussawi, media advisor of Maliki, was given the authority of spokesman.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "From Earlier Missteps, Iraq's Sunnis Learn Political Lessons". AINA. Baghdad. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Profile of Aldabbagh". Gulf News. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Rouba Kabbara (23 September 2003). "Iraq's economic reform plan raises nationalist fears". Middle East Online. Baghdad. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Thriving right under Saddam's nose". Times Higher Education. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Spokesman for the Iraqi Government Ali Al Dabbagh Resigns from Post". Al Monitor. Al Hayat. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Visser, Reidar (21 December 2010). "Parliament Approves the Second Maliki Government". Historiae. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Iraq Cabinet (Kurdistan Alliance 2010 -2014)" (PDF). GE. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Source: Maliki does not intend to appoint spokesman for the government". Shafaq News. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links edit
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