Khaled al-Obaidi

Khaled Al-Obaidi
al-Obaidi meets US Secretary of Defence, April 2015
Defense Minister of Iraq
In office
18 October 2014 – 19 August 2016
PresidentFuad Masum
Prime MinisterHaider al-Abadi
Preceded bySaadoun al-Dulaimi
Succeeded byOthman Ghanm (Interim)
Personal details
BornMosul, Iraq
Political partyAzem Alliance
Other political
affiliations
Itihad al-Quwa al-Wataniyah
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad, Keele University
ProfessionPolitician, aerospace engineer
Military service
Branch/service Iraqi Air Force
Iraqi Army
RankMajor general

Khaled Yassin al-Obaidi (born 1959)[1] is an Iraqi politician who served as the defense minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2016.

  1. ^ "Iran would fully stand by Iraqi govt., nation". Mehr News Agency.