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Khaled al-Obaidi
34th Iraqi Minister of Defense / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khaled Yassin al-Obaidi (born 1959)[1] is an Iraqi politician who served as the defense minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2016.
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Khaled Al-Obaidi | |
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![]() al-Obaidi meets US Secretary of Defence, April 2015 | |
Defense Minister of Iraq | |
In office 18 October 2014 ā 19 August 2016 | |
President | Fuad Masum |
Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
Preceded by | Saadoun al-Dulaimi |
Succeeded by | Othman Ghanm (Interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mosul, Iraq |
Political party | Azem Alliance |
Other political affiliations | Itihad al-Quwa al-Wataniyah |
Alma mater | University of Baghdad, Keele University |
Profession | Politician, aerospace engineer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() ![]() |
Rank | Major general |
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