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.[1]
Haider al-Abadi
Position established
Muhammad Ali Hakim
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Politician
He was designated as prime minister by President Fuad Masum on 11 August 2014 to succeed Nouri al-Maliki[2] and was approved by the Iraqi parliament on 8 September 2014.[3] Al-Abadi was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
Early life and education[edit]
Al-Abadi's father was a member of the Baghdad Neurosurgery Hospital and Inspector General of the Iraqi Ministry of Health. He was forced to retire in 1979 due to disagreements with the Ba'athist regime, and was buried in the US after his death.[8] Al-Abadi, who speaks English, graduated high school in 1970 from the Central High School (Arabic: الإعدادية المركزية) in Bagdad.[9] In 1975, he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology in Baghdad.[10] In 1980, he earned a PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manchester.[11]