Ali al-Adeeb
Iraqi politician
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Ali Mohammad Al-Hussein Ali Al-Adeeb (Arabic: علي بن محمد الحسين علي الأديب) is an Iraqi politician and a senior member of the Islamic Dawa Party. In April 2006 he was tipped by the United Iraqi Alliance as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister, after their original choice, Ibrahim Jaafari, was vetoed by the Kurdistani Alliance and Iraqi Accord Front.
Ali Al-Adeeb | |
|---|---|
| علي الأديب | |
| Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 8 September 2014 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili |
| Succeeded by | Hussain al-Shahristani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) |
| Party | Islamic Dawa Party |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Al-Mustansiriya University University of Baghdad |
| Profession | Politician |
Al-Adeeb was born in Karbala in 1944 and went to secondary school in Baghdad. He obtained a degree in Literature and Education from the Baghdad University and taught Psychology.[1]
While Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq, Al-Adeeb was exiled to Iran, where he headed the Teheran-based Political Bureau of the Dawa party and took the nickname "Abu Bilal". He returned to Iraq in 2003 after the invasion.
Al-Adeeb was appointed to the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq in 2004, and has been a member of the Iraqi Parliament since 2005.[2] He served 2 consecutive terms in the parliament before being appointed the Minister of Higher education and Scientific research in 27 December 2014.[1]
