Usama al-Najafi
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Usama Adbu'l Aziz al-Najafi (born c. 1936) is a Sunni Iraqi politician from the Iraqi National List who was Minister of Industry in the Iraqi Transitional Government.
Born in Mosul, he has a degree in electrical engineering and was involved in building power plants in Iraq.
He was one of only 17 Sunni Arab members of the Transitional Assembly, but was appointed Minister of Industry and Minerals by Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari
As Minister of Industry he privatised most of the state-owned companies which included firms working in sectors from petrochemical and cement to sugar, silk and heavy industry.
He campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq [1]
After the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005, he was nominated by the Iraqi National List to be a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and currently heads a parliamentary committee [2]
In September 2006 he sparked a walkout by Kurdish MPs when he said the villages around Mosul were of Arab origin. [3]. In September 2006 his bodyguard was assassinated [4]
[edit] References
- ^ People's Daily Online - Iraqi official expects nothing to new constitution
- ^ IRAQ Mosul waits for "miracle" of peace in Iraq - Asia News
- ^ Kurdistani coalition walks out Iraqi parliament over Najifi statement, KUNA via Iraq Updates, 2006-09-25
- ^ Kuna site|Story page|MP''s bodyguard assassinated in Iraq ...9/18/2006
[edit] Sources
- Profile from Kiro TV
- Iraq draws up plan to privatize state-owned firms
- Cement factories privatised
- State-owned firms preparing to go public
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