Ayad al-Samarrai explained

Ayad al-Samarrai
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party
Term Start:12 July 2011
Deputy:Salim al-Jabouri
Predecessor:Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti
Parliament:Iraqi Council of Representatives
Birth Place:Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality:Iraqi
Party:Iraqi Islamic Party
Alma Mater:University of Baghdad
Occupation:Politician

Ayad al-Samarrai (Arabic: إياد السامرائي; born 1946) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi politician,[1] who was the chairman of the Iraqi Accord Front parliamentary group, and since July 2011 is the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party. He was elected as the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on April 19, 2009,[1] and served until June 2010.

Early life

Samarrai was born in 1946 in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.[2] He graduated in 1970 from the University of Baghdad with a Bachelor of Science from the Mechanical Engineering Department.[2]

Exile

Samarrai lived in exile in Leeds Britain in 1995, when he was elected secretary-general of the party.[3]

Prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq he was appointed to the American-backed opposition Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee.

Return to Iraq

In September 2006, he was appointed as a member/ second deputy chairman of parliamentary review committee considering amendments to the constitution of Iraq.

In July 2007, he was elected head of the Iraqi Accordance Front parliamentary group, replacing Adnan al-Dulaimi.[4]

On 24 May 2009, he was elected as Deputy of the Iraqi Islamic Party.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New speaker for Iraq parliament . 2010-02-13 . . 19 April 2009.
  2. Web site: Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Ayad al-Samarrai.
  3. http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=151&id=1013 Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP)
  4. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/06/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Sunnis.php Sunni disagreements could lead to Accordance front breakup
  5. Web site: A New Secretary-General Replaces Tarek Al-Hashemi - Ikhwanweb.