Baha Araji

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.

Bahaa Al Araji
بهاء الاعرجي
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
September 8, 2014  August 10, 2015
Serving with Saleh al-Mutlaq, Rowsch Shaways and Hoshyar Zebari
PresidentFuad Masum
Member of Iraqi parliament
In office
April 22, 2006  September 8, 2014
Personal details
Born1967
Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Political partyUnited Iraqi Alliance
Children4
ResidenceBaghdad, Iraq
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad
ProfessionLawyer

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.

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