Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
	Abdul-Mahdi in 2008
66th Prime Minister of Iraq
	In office; 25 October 2018 – 7 May 2020
President	Barham Salih
Deputy	Thamir Ghadhban; Fuad Hussein;
Preceded by	Haider al-Abadi
Succeeded by	Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Minister of Oil
	In office; 8 September 2014 – 19 July 2016
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)
President	Jalal Talabani
Preceded by	Rowsch Shaways
Succeeded by	Tariq al-Hashimi
Minister of Finance
	In office; 2 June 2004 – 6 April 2005
Prime Minister	Ayad Allawi
Preceded by	Kamel al-Kilani
Succeeded by	Ali Allawi
Personal details
Born	Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki; 1 January 1942 (age 82); Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Political party	Independent (since 2017); SCIRI (1982–2017); Iraqi Communist (1970s)
Spouse	Rajah
Alma mater	University of Baghdad (BA); University of Poitiers (MA, PhD);

Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki (Arabic: عادل عبد المهدي المنتفكي, born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 until May 2020. Abdul-Mahdi is an economist and was one of the vice presidents of Iraq from 2005 to 2011. He formerly served as Minister of Finance in the Interim government and Oil Minister from 2014 to 2016.^[5]

Abdul-Mahdi is a former member of the powerful Shi'a party the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, or SIIC.^[2] Long based in neighboring Iran, the group opposed a United States administration while holding close ties with the other, U.S.-backed, groups that opposed Saddam Hussein, including the Kurds and the Iraqi National Congress.

Abdul-Mahdi submitted his formal resignation as prime minister in November 2019, following widespread protests over political corruption and violent police responses.^[6]

^ "H.E. Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi receives a call from U.S secretary of Defense Mark Esper". www.pmo.iq.
^ ^a ^b Salaheddin, Sinah (3 October 2018). "Iraq tasks Shiite independent with forming new government". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ "عادل عبد المهدي". Al Jazeera.
^ Doug Struck (14 February 2015). "Prospective Iraqi Premier a Man of Many Labels". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ Chulov, Martin (3 October 2018). "Iraqi president names Adel Abdul-Mahdi as next prime minister". The Guardian.
^ Rubin, Alissa J.; Hassan, Falih (30 November 2019). "Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns in Deepening Political Crisis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[1] "H.E. Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi receives a call from U.S secretary of Defense Mark Esper". www.pmo.iq.

[sfc-2] Salaheddin, Sinah (3 October 2018). "Iraq tasks Shiite independent with forming new government". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[3] "عادل عبد المهدي". Al Jazeera.

[4] Doug Struck (14 February 2015). "Prospective Iraqi Premier a Man of Many Labels". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[5] Chulov, Martin (3 October 2018). "Iraqi president names Adel Abdul-Mahdi as next prime minister". The Guardian.

[6] Rubin, Alissa J.; Hassan, Falih (30 November 2019). "Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns in Deepening Political Crisis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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