Ayad al-Samarrai (Arabic: إياد السامرائي; born 1946) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi politician,[1] who was the chairman of the Iraqi Accord Front parliamentary group, and since July 2011 is the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party. He was elected as the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on April 19, 2009,[1] and served until June 2010.
Ayad al-Samarrai | |
|---|---|
إياد السامرائي | |
| Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2011 | |
| Deputy | Salim al-Jabouri |
| Preceded by | Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi Islamic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life edit
Samarrai was born in 1946 in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.[2] He graduated in 1970 from the University of Baghdad with a Bachelor of Science from the Mechanical Engineering Department.[2]
Exile edit
Samarrai lived in exile in Leeds Britain in 1995, when he was elected secretary-general of the party.[3]
Prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq he was appointed to the American-backed opposition Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee.
Return to Iraq edit
In September 2006, he was appointed as a member/ second deputy chairman of parliamentary review committee considering amendments to the constitution of Iraq.
In July 2007, he was elected head of the Iraqi Accordance Front parliamentary group, replacing Adnan al-Dulaimi.[4]
On 24 May 2009, he was elected as Deputy of the Iraqi Islamic Party.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "New speaker for Iraq parliament". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b "Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Ayad al-Samarrai".
- ^ Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) Archived August 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 2005-11-07, accessed on 2007-07-07
- ^ Sunni disagreements could lead to Accordance front breakup, International Herald Tribune, 2007-07-06, accessed on 2007-07-07
- ^ "A New Secretary-General Replaces Tarek Al-Hashemi - Ikhwanweb".
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