Ahmad Khalaf al-Dulaimi
| Governor Ahmad Khalaf Muhammad al-Dulaimi Arabic: احمد خلف محمد الدليمي | |
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| Governor of Anbar | |
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Assumed office 20 August 2013 | |
| Appointed by | August 2013 |
| Preceded by | Qasim Al-Fahdawi |
| Succeeded by | Suhaib Al-Rawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 7, 1968 Al-Ramadi, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi Islamic Party |
| Relations | قاوم الاحتلال الامريكي للعراق |
| Children | six |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ahmad Khalaf al-Dulaimi (Arabic: احمد خلف الدليمي, also Ahmad Khalaf Muhammad al-Dulaimi, Ahmed Khalaf Dheyabi) is an Iraqi politician and the Governor of Al Anbar province since August 2013.
The Anbar governorate election was held in June 2013, amidst on-going demonstrations in Sunni Arab majority areas. The elections in Anbar were topped by the pro-protest 'Uniters List', which allied the al-Hadba party of Usama al-Nujayfi, the speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq with the Iraqi Islamic Party, which had controlled al-Anbar governorate from 2005 to 2009. The previous governor, Qasim Al-Fahdawi, was a businessman who had been nominated by the Awakening parties that had won the 2009 elections.
He served 2007-09 as Director of Internal Security for Al-Anbar Governorate, and before that as an instructor at the Iraqi Military Academy. He is married and has six children.
Ahmad Khalaf al-Dulaimi, a protest organizer from the Iraqi Islamic Party, was eventually chosen as the new Governor.[1] He was sworn in on Tuesday 20 August 2013.[2]
After being sworn in, al-Dulaimi met with protest leaders, and vowed to defend them should they be targeted by any party.[1]
Ahmad Khalaf al-Dulaimi was wounded in the head and chest on September 7, 2014 during an operation against anti-government forces in the town of Barwana, al-Anbar Province.[3] He was flown to Amman, Jordan for treatment, and then to Berlin, Germany.[4] One member of al-Dulaimi's security team and seven soldiers were killed in the attack. In December 2014 the Anbar Provincial Council moved to have the governor retired, a proposal which he has rejected.
References
- 1 2 Stephen Warrick (29 August 2013). "Maliki Eyes Third Term: 2013 Iraq Update #34". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ Ahmed Hussein (20 August 2013). "Anbar new elected Governor to swear in today". Iraqi News. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "The Governor of al-Anbar Province is Severely Wounded in an Armed Attack in Barwana District". National Iraqi News Agency. September 7, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Al-Anbar Governor Flown to Amman When His Condition Worsened". National Iraqi News Agency. September 7, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.