Karim Mahdi Salih
Karim Mahdi Salih | |
|---|---|
كريم مهدي صالح | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 20 May 2006 – 20 April 2007 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Salam al-Maliki |
| Succeeded by | Amer Abd al-Jabbar Ismail |
| Personal details | |
| Party | National Shiite Movement |
Karim Mahdi Salih[a] is an Iraqi politician who served as Minister of Transport of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki from 20 May 2006 until 16 April 2007. He is a member of the Sadrist Movement within the United Iraqi Alliance.
In July, Salih offered his resignation as Transport Minister, along with fellow Sadrist ministers Liwaa Semeism and Sa'd Tahir Al-Hashimi. The Agriculture Minister, Ya'rub Nazim al-Abbudi was reported to have been appointed as temporary Transport Minister in his place.[1][2] Moqtadr al-Sadr was reported to have said the three ministers "lacked the necessary qualifications and experience to run their ministries".[3] However he was still in his position four months later [4]
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References
- ↑ IRAQ'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe, 2006-07-24
- ↑ Iraq's leader makes an official visit to Turkey, International Herald Tribune, 2006-11-16
- ↑ U.S.-Led Forces in Iraq Kill 9 in Raid, San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-06-12
- ↑ Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Anatolian Times, 2006-11-23