Karim Mahdi Salih

Karim Mahdi Salih
كريم مهدي صالح
Minister of Transport
In office
20 May 2006 – 20 April 2007
PresidentJalal Talabani
Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki
Preceded bySalam al-Maliki
Succeeded byAmer Abd al-Jabbar Ismail
Personal details
PartyNational 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Arabic: كريم مهدي صالح

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