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Adil Abdul-Mahdi
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| عادل عبد المهدي | |
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Abdul-Mahdi in 2008
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| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 25 October 2018 – 7 May 2020 |
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| President | Barham Salih |
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| Preceded by | Haider al-Abadi |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi |
| Minister of Oil | |
| In office 8 September 2014 – 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
| Preceded by | Abdul Karim Luaibi |
| Succeeded by | Jabbar Alluaibi |
| Vice President of Iraq | |
| In office 7 April 2005 – 11 July 2011 Serving with Ghazi al-Yawer (until 2006) and Tariq al-Hashimi (after 2006)
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| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| Succeeded by | Tariq al-Hashimi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 June 2004 – 6 April 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi |
| Preceded by | Kamel al-Kilani |
| Succeeded by | Ali Allawi |
| Personal details | |
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Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki
1 January 1942 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Political party | Independent (since 2017) SCIRI (1982–2017) Iraqi Communist (1970s) |
| Spouse | Rajah |
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Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki (Arabic: عادل عبد المهدي المنتفكي, born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 to May 2020. Before that, he was one of the Vice Presidents of Iraq from 2005 to 2011.
Abdul-Mahdi is also an economist. He held important roles like Minister of Finance and Oil Minister. He was a member of a powerful political group called the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. This group had strong ties with other groups that opposed Saddam Hussein.
In November 2019, he resigned as prime minister. This happened after many protests about political issues in Iraq.
Early Life and Education
Adil Abdul-Mahdi was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1942. His father was a Shiite cleric and served as the Minister of Education. His mother was from Syria.
He went to Baghdad College, a well-known American school. In 1963, he earned a degree in economics from Baghdad University. He worked for the Iraqi foreign ministry for a short time.
In 1969, Abdul-Mahdi moved to France. There, he worked for research groups and edited magazines. He earned two more degrees from the University of Poitiers. He got a Master of Arts degree in political economy in 1972. Later, he also earned a PhD in economics. He became a French citizen. After Saddam Hussein's government was overthrown in 2003, he returned to Iraq.
Political Journey
In the 1970s, Abdul-Mahdi was a key member of the Iraqi Communist Party. This party later split into different groups. By the early 1980s, he started to follow Islamic ideas. He joined the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). This was a group of Iraqi exiles formed in Iran in 1982.
In 2006, Abdul-Mahdi was the Vice President in Iraq's temporary government. He tried to become Prime Minister but did not win. However, he was re-elected as Vice President of Iraq. He stepped down from this role in May 2011.
In 2013, he decided to give up his retirement pay as a former vice president.
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Becoming Prime Minister
On October 2, 2018, Iraq's president, Barham Salih, chose Abdul-Mahdi to be the new Prime Minister. He had 30 days to form his government. On October 25, 2018, Abdul-Mahdi officially became Prime Minister. This was five months after the elections.
In April 2019, Abdul-Mahdi met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. He announced a big plan to improve Iraq's electricity system. This plan was worth $14 billion. Germany also promised to help Iraq with its economy and security.
Resignation
On November 29, 2019, Abdul-Mahdi announced he would resign. This decision came after weeks of large protests across Iraq. The Iraqi parliament officially accepted his resignation on December 1, 2019.
See also
In Spanish: Adil Abdul-Mahdi para niños
