Ali Allawi | |
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Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi | |
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister | |
In office 7 May 2020 – 16 August 2022 | |
President | Barham Salih |
Prime Minister | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi |
Preceded by | Fuad Hussein |
Succeeded by | Ihsan Abdul Jabbar |
In office 6 April 2005 – May 2006 | |
President | Jalal Talabani |
Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
Preceded by | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Succeeded by | Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi |
Minister of Defence | |
In office April 2004 – June 2004 | |
President | Ghazi Mashal |
Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi |
Succeeded by | Hazim al-Shaalan |
Minister of Trade | |
In office September 2003 – June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Coalition Provisional Authority |
Succeeded by | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
Citizenship | Iraq, United States, United Kingdom |
Political party | Non-partisan |
Relations | Ahmed Chalabi (uncle) |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University |
Website | aliallawi.com |
Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi (Arabic: علي عبد الامير علاوي; born 1947) is an Iraqi politician and scholar. From May 2020 to August 2022, he ran as Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.[1][2][3][4]
He resigned from the post of finance minister on August 16, 2022 due to the deteriorating political situation in Iraq.[5][6] He was Minister of Trade and Minister of Defense in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council from September 2003 until 2004, and subsequently Minister of Finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government between 2005 and 2006.[7][8][9]