Karim Mahdi Salih
Dr. Karim Mahdi Salih is an Iraqi politician who was the Transport Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki from May 2006 until April 2007. He is a member of the Sadrist Movement within the United Iraqi Alliance.
In July, Salih offered his resignation as Transport Minister, along with fellow Sadrist ministers Liwa Sumaysim and Sa'd Tahir Al-Hashimi. The Agriculture Minister, Ya'rub Nazim al-Abbudi was reported to have been appointed as temporary Transport Minister in his place.[1][2] Moqtadr al-Sadr was reported to have said the three ministers "lacked the necessary qualifications and experience to run their ministries".[3] However he was still in his position four months later [4]
Sources
- ^ IRAQ'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe, 2006-07-24
- ^ Iraq's leader makes an official visit to Turkey, International Herald Tribune, 2006-11-16
- ^ U.S.-Led Forces in Iraq Kill 9 in Raid, San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-06-12
- ^ Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Anatolian Times, 2006-11-23
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