Rowsch Shaways
Kurdish Politician (1947–2021)
Rowsch Nuri Shaways (Kurdish رۆژ نووری شاوەیس; Arabic روز نوري شاويس; 1947 – 15 February 2021) was a Kurdish politician. He was the first Prime Minister of the KDP-controlled part of Kurdistan.
Rowsch Shaways | |
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1st Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region | |
In office 26 September 1996 – 20 December 1999 | |
President | Massoud Barzani |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Nechervan Idris Barzani |
Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly | |
In office October 1999 – January 2003 | |
Preceded by | Jawhar Namiq |
Succeeded by | Kamal Fuad |
Vice President of Iraq Interim | |
In office June 1, 2004 – April 7, 2005 Serving with Ibrahim al-Jaafari | |
President | Ghazi al-Yawer |
Preceded by | Taha Yassin Ramadan |
Succeeded by | Ghazi al-Yawer and Adil Abdul-Mahdi (Vice Presidents) |
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office April 7, 2005 – May 20, 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
Preceded by | Barham Salih |
Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
In office August 20, 2009 – September 8, 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
Preceded by | Barham Salih |
Succeeded by | Hoshyar Zebari |
In office 18 October 2014 – 10 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
Preceded by | Hoshyar Zebari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 Sulaymaniyah,Kurdistan Region, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 15 February 2021 Erbil , Kurdistan Region, Iraq | (aged 73–74)
Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Elke Shaways |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Erbil |
He was one of Iraq's two vice presidents in the interim government in 2004. He was a Deputy Prime Minister in the government headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari and later held the same post under Nouri al-Maliki.
He also was Deputy Prime Minister under Haider Al-Abadi from 8 September 2014 to 9 August 2015.
He was speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly in the Kurdish autonomous region. Shaways was a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
References
change- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency. CIA. 2010. p. 310.
- ↑ "Iraq Cabinet weakens as violence escalates". Hürriyet Daily News. 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Kurds Forge a Risky Oil Deal With Turkey". Wall Street Journal. 2 December 2013.
- ↑ IBP, Inc. (23 June 2015). Iraq Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. Lulu.com. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-329-24431-3.[self-published source]