Rowsch Shaways
| Rowsch Shaways | |
|---|---|
| 1st Prime Minister of KDP-controlled Kurdistan | |
| In office 26 September 1996 – 20 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Nechervan Idris Barzani |
| Interim Vice President of Iraq Shared office with Ibrahim al-Jaafari | |
| In office June 1, 2004 – April 7, 2005 | |
| President | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer |
| Preceded by | Taha Yassin Ramadan |
| Succeeded by | Ghazi al-Yawer and Adil Abdul-Mahdi (Vice Presidents) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office April 7, 2005 – May 20, 2006 | |
| President | Jalal Talebani |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 20, 2009 | |
| President | Jalal Talebani |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Residence | Erbil |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Rowsch Nuri Shaways (Kurdish رۆژ نووری شاویس; Arabic روز نورى شاويس) is a Kurdish politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the KDP-controlled part of Kurdistan. After the invasion of Iraq that overthrew the Saddam Hussein regime, he served as one of Iraq's two vice presidents in the interim government established in 2004. Subsequently, he was a Deputy Prime Minister in the government headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari and later held the same post under Nouri al-Maliki. Previously, he served as Parliament speaker in the Kurdish autonomous region and is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
Family and education
He is the oldest of 8 sons of Nuri Siddik Shaways, who was one of the Kurdish cabinet ministers in Iraq after the 1970 Autonomy Accord. His father was one of the founding members of the KDP in 1946.[citation needed] His mother Nahida Shaksalam served as the first woman Member of Parliament in the history of Kurdistan.
Dr. Shaways earned a doctorate in engineering in Germany and returned to Iraq in 1975 to join the Kurdish resistance to Saddam Hussein, where he helped lead the Peshmerga forces in many key battles alongside Masoud Barzani and many of his younger brothers.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Post Created |
Prime Minister of KDP-controlled Kurdistan 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Nechervan Barzani |
| Preceded by Taha Yassin Ramadan |
Interim Vice President of Iraq Served alongside Ibrahim al-Jaafari 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Adil Abdul Mahdi and Ghazi al-Yawar as Vice Presidents |
| Preceded by Barham Salih (interim Deputy Prime Minister) |
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Barham Salih |