Tariq al-Hashimi | |
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طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي | |
![]() Al-Hashimi in 2009 | |
Vice President of Iraq | |
In office 22 April 2006 – 10 September 2012 Serving with Khodair al-Khozaei (after 2011) | |
President | Jalal Talabani |
Preceded by | Ghazi al-Yawer and Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Succeeded by | Khodair al-Khozaei |
Leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party | |
In office 2004 – 24 May 2009[1] | |
Succeeded by | Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Baghdad, Iraq |
Political party | Renewal List-Iraqi National Movement |
Relations | Maysoon al-Hashemi (sister) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Army officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
Years of service | 1962–1975 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | Artillery |
Tariq al-Hashimi (Arabic: طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي, romanized: Ṭāriq al-Hāshimī; born 1942)[2] is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq from 2006 to 2012. As a Sunni, he took the place of fellow Sunni politician Ghazi al-Yawar.