Ayad Allawi
Ayad Allawi (Arabic: إيَاد عَلَّاوِي Iyād ʿAllāwī; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi politician. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the president of the Governing Council of Iraq (38th prime minister of Iraq) in 2003.
Ayad Allawi إيَاد عَلَّاوِي | |
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Allawi in 2010 | |
| Vice President of Iraq | |
| In office 10 October 2016 – 2 October 2018 Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Nouri al-Maliki | |
| President | Fuad Masum |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 8 September 2014 – 11 August 2015 Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Nouri al-Maliki | |
| President | Fuad Masum |
| Preceded by | Khodair al-Khozaei |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| 62nd Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 1 June 2004 – 3 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (President of the Governing Council) |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
| President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
| In office 1 October 2003 – 31 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Chalabi |
| Succeeded by | Jalal Talabani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1944 Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi National Accord (1991–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Al-Wataniya (December 2012–present) Iraqi National Movement (2009–2012) |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Profession | Neurologist |
| Website | Ayad Allawi Website Al-Watania Website |
A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, Allawi, a Shia Muslim, became a member of the Iraq Interim Governing Council, which was established by U.S.-led coalition authorities following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He became Iraq's first head of government since Saddam Hussein when the council dissolved on 1 June 2004, and named him prime minister of the Iraqi Interim Government. His term as prime minister ended on 7 April 2005, after the selection of Islamic Dawa Party leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari by the newly elected transitional Iraqi National Assembly.
A former Ba'athist, Allawi helped found the Iraqi National Accord, which today is an active political party. In the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the INA provided intelligence about alleged weapons of mass destruction to MI6. Allawi has lived about half of his life in the UK. His wife and children still live in the UK for their security. He survived assassination attempts in 1978, in 2004, and on 20 April 2005.
Allawi's first name is sometimes rendered as Iyad or Eyad.