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Also known as Iyad Allawi

Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005

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  • I certainly hold an Iraqi national thought and I am an Arab belonging to Iraq. I do not believe in an Islamic state in Iraq. I believe that an Islamic state will harm Iraq a lot and may harm the region. Therefore, I look forward to having a national project in Iraq that controls the future of the country in a civilized and modern form and respects the heritage of Iraq.
  • I am not prepared to serve a sectarian regime. If we can achieve a broad, clear mandate for national unity, where it doesn’t matter if someone is Kurd or Arab, Sunni or Shiite, then I am ready to take any post.
  • We must build a state that is in the position to defend democracy. And the institutions of this state must have a place for all Iraqis... .
  • Only one thing is prohibited these days in Iraq: to speak with President Mubarak or the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Mention the word “Arabism” and you will be accused of being an intelligence agent.
  • Palestine[-Israeli conflict]? One step forward, three steps back.
  • America is the last remaining superpower.

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Key facts

President
Fuad Masum
Preceded by
Himself
Succeeded by
Vacant
Born
( 1944-05-31 ) 31 May 1944 (age 82) , Adhamiyah , Baghdad , Kingdom of Iraq
Citizenship
Iraq , United Kingdom
Party
Iraqi National Accord (1991–present)
Other political affiliations
Al-Wataniya (December 2012–present) , Iraqi National Movement (2009–2012) , Ba'ath Party (1961–1976)
Relatives
Ahmed Chalabi (cousin) , Ali Allawi (cousin), Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (cousin)
Alma mater
University College London
Profession
Neurologist
Website
Ayad Allawi Website , Al-Watania Website

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Encyclopedic overview

Ayad Allawi (Arabic: إياد علاوي, romanized: Iyād ʿAllāwī; also spelled Iyad or Eyad; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi-British politician and neurologist. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the president of the Governing Council of Iraq (38th prime minister of Iraq) in 2003.

A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, Allawi, a Shia Muslim, became a member of the Iraq Interim Governing Council, which was established by U.S.-led coalition authorities following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He became Iraq's first head of government since Saddam Hussein when the council dissolved on 1 June 2004, and named him prime minister of the Iraqi Interim Government. His term as prime minister ended on 7 April 2005, after the selection of Islamic Dawa Party leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari by the newly elected transitional Iraqi National Assembly.

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