Haider al-Abadi
Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (Arabic: حيدر جواد كاظم العبادي; born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq from September 2014 until October 2018. Previously he served as Minister of Communication from 2003 to 2004, in the first government after Saddam Hussein was deposed.
Haider al-Abadi | |
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حيدر العبادي | |
Haider Al-Abadi in 2015 | |
| 65th Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 8 September 2014 – 25 October 2018 | |
| President | Fuad Masum
Barham Salih |
| Deputy | Saleh al-Mutlaq Baha Araji Hoshyar Zebari Rowsch Shaways |
| Preceded by | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Succeeded by | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
| Leader of the Victory Alliance | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Deputy Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party | |
| In office 15 January 2007 – 8 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Succeeded by | Baha Araji |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 1 September 2003 – 1 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Iraqi Governing Council |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ali Hakim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Haider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi 25 April 1952 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Citizenship | Iraq, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Victory Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Islamic Dawa |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Technology University of Manchester |
| Profession | Politician |
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He was designated as prime minister by President Fuad Masum on 11 August 2014 to succeed Nouri al-Maliki and was approved by the Iraqi parliament on 8 September 2014. Al-Abadi was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.
In office throughout the majority of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) which he announced victory against ISIL, he later left the office of Prime Minister in 2018, following rising domestic discontent and widespread violent protests.