Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (Arabic: مصطفى الكاظمي; born 5 July 1967 as Mustafa Abdul-Latif Mishatat ),^[2][3] alternatively spelt Mustafa Al-Kadhimiy, is an Iraqi politician. He became the Prime Minister of Iraq on 6 May 2020.^[4] Kadhimi is also the 43rd Prime Minister since the country's independence in 1932 and the fourth overall under the 2005 constitution.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi
مصطفى الكاظمي
Al-Kadhimi in 20 August 2020
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 6 May 2020 – 28 October 2022
President	Barham Salih
Preceded by	Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Succeeded by	Mohammed Al Sudani
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
In office 12 May 2020 – 6 June 2020
Preceded by	Mohamed Ali Alhakim
Succeeded by	Fuad Hussein
Director of INIS
In office 7 June 2016 – 9 April 2020
President	Fuad Masum Barham Salih
Prime Minister	Haider al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Preceded by	Zuheir Fadel Abbas al-Ghirbawi
Personal details
Born	Mustafa Abdul-Latif Mishatat (1967-07-05) 5 July 1967 (age 57)[1][2] Baghdad, Iraq
Citizenship	Iraq United Kingdom
Nationality	Iraqi
Political party	Independent
Residence	Republican Palace, Baghdad
Alma mater	Al-Turath University (LLB)
Occupation	Bureaucrat politician
Website	t.me/mus_grob

He is also a former director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service,^[5] originally appointed in June 2016.^[6]

He worked as journalist, documentalist and human rights and democracy activist in the 2000s after fall of Saddam in 2003.^[7]

In the early hours of 7 November 2021, he survived an assassination attempt when an explosive drone targeted his home in Baghdad.^[8]

References

1. "Who is Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2020.
2. "Is Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Sunni or Shiite?". Jannah News. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
3. من هو مصطفى الكاظمي الإسم الجديد لرئاسة حكومة العراق؟. alalamtv.net (in Arabic). 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020.
4. "Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq". Rudaw. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
5. "IMF". www.iraqmemory.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
6. "Impersonating U.S. Intelligence Official, Oregon Man Wrote to Iraqi Prime Minister". KDRV News. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
7. "IMF". Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
8. Davison, John; Rasheed, Ahmed (7 November 2021). "Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2021.