Haider al-Abadi

prime minister of Iraq

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association with Mālikī

  • Nouri al-Maliki
    In Nouri al-Maliki: Prime minister

    In early August Haider al-Abadi, another member of the State of Law coalition, was nominated instead of Maliki to form a new cabinet. Maliki initially denounced Abadi’s nomination as unconstitutional but relented when it became clear that he had lost the support of Iran, the United States, and…

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history of Iraq

  • Iraq
    In Iraq: Fight against ISIL

    …nomination in early August of Haider al-Abadi, another member of the State of Law coalition, to form a new cabinet seemed to signal that Maliki’s efforts to retain power were doomed. Indeed, Abadi was installed as prime minister on September 8, 2014, and was able to form an inclusive administration.…

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Obama administration

Ṣadr

  • Muqtada al-Sadr
    In Muqtada al-Sadr: Kingmaker

    …by the incumbent prime minister Haider al-Abadi, whose party came in third in the elections. But, as Iraqis awaited a delayed convening of parliament, they took to the streets to protest corruption and the lack of jobs and basic services, raising the political stakes for the newly elected parliamentarians. When…

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