Rowsch Shaways

Rowsch Shaways
1st Prime Minister of KDP-controlled Kurdistan
In office 26 September 1996 – 20 December 1999
Preceded by	Post Created
Succeeded by	Nechervan Idris Barzani
2nd Vice President of Iraq Sharing office with Ibrahim al-Jaafari
In office June 1, 2004 – April 7, 2005
President	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
Preceded by	Taha Yassin Ramadan
Succeeded by	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer and Ghazi al-Yawar
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office April 7, 2005 – May 20, 2006
President	Jalal Talebani
Preceded by	Barham Salih
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
Incumbent
Assumed office August 20, 2009
President	Jalal Talebani
Preceded by	Barham Salih
Personal details
Born	1947
Political party	Kurdistan Democratic Party
Residence	Arbil
Religion	Sunni Islam

Rowsch Nuri Shaways (Kurdish رۆژ نووری شاویس; Arabic روژ نورى شاويس) is a Kurdish politician who first served as Prime Minister of the KDP-controlled part of Kurdistan. After the invasion he served as one of Iraq's two vice presidents in the interim government established in 2004. Subsequently, he was a Deputy Prime Minister in the government headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

Previously, he served as Parliament speaker in the Kurdish autonomous region and is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Dr. Shaways earned a doctorate in engineering in Germany and returned to Iraq in 1975 to join the Kurdish resistance to Saddam Hussein.

External links

• CBS News profile
• CFR profile

Political offices
Preceded by Post Created	Prime Minister of KDP-controlled Kurdistan 1996–1999	Succeeded by Nechervan Barzani
Preceded by Coalition Provisional Authority	Vice President of Iraq serving alongside Ibrahim al-Jaafari 2004–2005	Succeeded by Adil Abdul Mahdi and Ghazi al-Yawar
Preceded by Barham Salih (interim Deputy Prime Minister)	Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 2005–2006	Succeeded by Barham Salih