Ayad al-Samarrai
| Ayad al-Samarrai | |
|---|---|
| Deputy of the Iraqi Islamic Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 68–69) Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Iraqi Islamic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ayad al-Samarrai is a Sunni Arab Iraqi politician,[1] who was the chairman of the Iraqi Accord Front parliamentary group, and since July 2011 is the secretary-general of the Iraqi Islamic Party. He was elected as the speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on April 19, 2009, succeeding Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani.[1]
Early life
Samarrai was born in 1946 in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.[2] He graduated in 1970 from the University of Baghdad with a Bachelor's of Science from the Mechanical Engineering Department.[2]
Exile
Samarrai lived in exile in Leeds Britain in 1995, when he was elected secretary-general of the party.[3]
Prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq he was appointed to the American-backed opposition Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee.
Return to Iraq
In September 2006 he was appointed as a member/ second deputy chairman of parliamentary review committee considering amendments to the constitution of Iraq.
In July 2007 he was elected head of the Iraqi Accordance Front parliamentary group, replacing Adnan al-Dulaimi.[4]
On 24 May 2009 he was elected as Deputy of the Iraqi Islamic Party.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New speaker for Iraq parliament". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/samarrai.htm
- ↑ Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), Niqash, 2005-11-07, accessed on 2007-07-07
- ↑ Sunni disagreements could lead to Accordance front breakup, International Herald Tribune, 2007-07-06, accessed on 2007-07-07
- ↑ http://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=20226