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
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.