Karim Mahdi Salih

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Dr. Karim Mahdi Salih is an Iraqi politician and the current Transport Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He was appointed in May 2006. He is a member of the Sadrist Movement within the United Iraqi Alliance.

In July, Salih offered his resignation as Transport Minister, along with fellow Sadrist ministers Liwa Sumaysim and Sa'd Tahir Al-Hashimi. The Agriculture Minister, Ya'rub Nazim al-Abbudi was reported to have been appointed as temporary Transport Minister in his place. [1] [2]. Moqtadr al-Sadr was reported to have said the three ministers "lacked the necessary qualifications and experience to run their ministries" [3]. However he was still in his position four months later [4]

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  1. ^ IRAQ'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS, Radio Free Europe, 2006-07-24
  2. ^ Iraq's leader makes an official visit to Turkey, International Herald Tribune, 2006-11-16
  3. ^ U.S.-Led Forces in Iraq Kill 9 in Raid, San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-06-12
  4. ^ Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports, Anatolian Times, 2006-11-23
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