Tariq al-Hashimi

Tariq al-Hashimi
طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي
Al-Hashimi in 2009
Vice President of Iraq
In office
22 April 2006 – 10 September 2012
Serving with Khodair al-Khozaei (after 2011)
PresidentJalal Talabani
Preceded byGhazi al-Yawer and Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Succeeded byKhodair al-Khozaei
Leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party
In office
2004 – 24 May 2009[1]
Succeeded byOsama Tawfiq al-Tikriti
Personal details
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Baghdad, Iraq
Political partyRenewal List-Iraqi National Movement
RelationsMaysoon al-Hashemi (sister)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArmy officer
Military service
AllegianceIraq Ba'athist Iraq
Branch/serviceIraqi Army
Years of service1962–1975
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitArtillery

Tariq al-Hashimi (Arabic: طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي, romanizedṬāriq al-Hāshimī; born 1942)[2] is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq from 2006 to 2012. As a Sunni, he took the place of fellow Sunni politician Ghazi al-Yawar.

  1. ^ Guidère, Mathieu (2012). Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism. Scarecrow Press. p. 143.
  2. ^ "Biography for Tariq al-Hashimi". Silobreaker. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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