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Rafi al-Issawi
Iraqi politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafi Hiyad al-Issawi (born 2 March 1966) is an Iraqi politician who is a former finance minister and deputy prime minister. A doctor by profession, he is the fourth most senior politician from the Sunni Arab minority after former Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak and Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Usama al-Nujayfi.
Quick Facts Minister of Finance, Prime Minister ...
Rafi Hiyad al-Issawi | |
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![]() Issawi in 2009 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 22 December 2010 ā 1 March 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
Preceded by | Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi |
Succeeded by | Ali Yousif Al-Shukri (acting) |
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office 19 July 2008 ā 22 December 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
Preceded by | Salam al-Zobaie |
Succeeded by | Saleh al-Mutlaq Hussein al-Shahristani |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-03-02) 2 March 1966 (age 58) Anbar, Iraq |
Political party | National Future Gathering |
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