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Bahaa Al Araji | |
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بهاء الاعرجي | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office September 8, 2014 – August 10, 2015 | |
| President | Fuad Masum |
| Member of Iraqi parliament | |
| In office April 22, 2006 – September 8, 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | United Iraqi Alliance |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Bahaa Araji (Arabic: بهاء الاعرجي) was a member of the Iraqi National Assembly until 2014. He served as Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs from September 2014 to August 2015. He is a spokesman for the United Iraqi Alliance.
He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq.[citation needed]
During coalition negotiations in 2006 he strongly opposed the inclusion of Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National List in the government, saying they represented a red line drawn in blood.[citation needed]
- ^ Iraq Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. IBP Inc. 23 June 2015. p. 34. ISBN 9781329244313.