Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi politician (1944–2015)
Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi[2] (Arabic: أحمد عبد الهادي الجلبي; 30 October 1944 – 3 November 2015) was an Iraqi politician. He was interim Minister of Oil in Iraq serving from [3] 16 April 2005 to 1 January 2006. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1 May 2005 to 20 May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections.
Ahmed Chalabi | |
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أحمد الجلبي | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 1 May 2005 – 20 May 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
Minister of Oil | |
In office 16 April 2005 – 1 January 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
Preceded by | Bahr al-Ulloum |
Succeeded by | Hussain al-Shahristani |
President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
In office 1 September 2003 – 30 September 2003 | |
Leader | Paul Bremer |
Preceded by | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
Succeeded by | Ayad Allawi |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi أحمد عبد الهادي الجلبي 30 October 1944 Kadhimiya, Iraq |
Died | 3 November 2015[1] Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq[1] | (aged 71)
Political party | Iraqi National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Leila Osseiran |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago |
Chalabi died on 3 November 2015 from a heart attack at his home in Kadhimiya, Baghdad, aged 71.[4]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Al Jazeera English and agencies (3 November 2015). "Veteran Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi dies at 71". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Sometimes transcribed as Ahmad al-Jalabi.
- ↑ "Chalabi Named Iraq Oil Minister". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi politician who championed US invasion, dies". BBC News. BBC. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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