Erfan al-Hiyali
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Erfan al-Hiyali | |
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عرفان الحيالي | |
9th Minister of Defence | |
In office 30 January 2017 – 24 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Preceded by | Othman Ghanm (Interim) |
Succeeded by | Najah al-Shammari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (aged 63) Al Anbar Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq |
Erfan al-Hiyali (Arabic: عرفان الحيالي) was the Defence minister of Iraq, serving in the Cabinet of Haider al-Abadi. The Iraqi parliament voted on al-Hiyali as defense minister on 30 January 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He was succeeded by Najah al-Shammari on 24 June 2019.[7] He was also formerly the Commander of Iraqi Central Command.
References
- ^ "The Baghdad Post -- Erfan-al-Hiyali". The Baghdad Post. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Iraq parliament appoints new defense and interior ministers". English.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Iraqi defense minister, Erfan al-Hiyali, and interior minister, Qasim al-Araji". Ekurd.net. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Iraq's new ministers more of the same mould". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-politics/iraqi-parliament-votes-in-defense-interior-justice-ministers-lawmakers-idUSKCN1TP15B