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The cowardly attack ... should not affect the determination of the Iraqi people from continuing their battle against the deposed regime, and the gangs of criminal Baath party and the terrorist al-Qaida organization,
Death toll rises to 160 in Iraqi blasts Oct 26, 2009
The government might ask to dismiss the minister if we deem that his ministry is incapable of accomplishing its projects. We might ask as well to dissolve the government after the 100-day deadline. This deadline involves the Parliament as well
Coalition government near in Iraq Apr 27, 2011
The natural structure of an Iraqi sound and typical political situation resides in the rapprochement between [Iraqiya] and State of Law coalition
Coalition government near in Iraq Apr 27, 2011
It's one thing to face an enemy that doesn't have real capabilities
Maliki: Inside 'militia' causing problems Jun 16, 2011
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki (Arabic: نوري كامل محمّد حسن المالكي Nūrī Kāmil al-Mālikī; born June 20, 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister. His first Cabinet was approved by the National Assembly and sworn in on May 20, 2006; his second Cabinet, in which he also holds the positions of acting Interior Minister, acting Defense Minister, and acting National Security Minister, was approved on December 21, 2010.
Al-Maliki began his political career as a Shia dissident under Saddam Hussein's administration in the late 1970s and rose to prominence after he fled a death sentence into exile for 24 years. During his time abroad, he became a senior leader of Dawa, coordinated the activities of anti-Saddam guerillas and built relationships with Iranian and Syrian officials whose help he sought in overthrowing Saddam.
Al-Maliki was born in Janaja village in Abu Gharaq, a central Iraqi town situated between Karbala and Al Hillah. He is a member of the Al-Ali Tribe, an offshoot of the Bani Malik tribe. He attended school in Al Hindiyah (Hindiya). Al-Maliki received a bachelor's degree at Usul al-Din College in Baghdad, and a master's degree in Arabic literature from Baghdad University. Al-Maliki lived for a time in Al Hillah, where he worked in the education department. He joined the Islamic Dawa Party in the late 1960s while studying at university. His grandfather, Muhammad Hasan Abi al-Mahasin, was a poet and cleric who was the president of the Revolutionary Council (Al-Majlis Al-Milli) of the Iraqi revolution against the British in 1920, and served as Iraq's Minister of Education under King Faisal I.