Erfan al-Hiyali explained

Erfan al-Hiyali
Native Name:	عرفان الحيالي
Native Name Lang:	ar
Primeminister:	Haider al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Term Start:	30 January 2017
Term End:	24 June 2019
Predecessor:	Othman Ghanm
Successor:	Najah al-Shammari
Birth Place:	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.

Notes and References

1. News: The Baghdad Post -- Erfan-al-Hiyali. The Baghdad Post. 4 December 2017.
2. Web site: Iraq parliament appoints new defense and interior ministers. English.alarabiya.net. 4 December 2017.
3. Web site: Iraqi defense minister, Erfan al-Hiyali, and interior minister, Qasim al-Araji. Ekurd.net. 4 December 2017.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203082734/http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/300120172# . 2017-12-03 . dead .
5. News: Iraq's new ministers more of the same mould. The Arab Weekly. 4 December 2017.
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013749/http://www.rudaw.net/mobile/arabic/middleeast/iraq/310120172# . 2017-12-03 . dead .
7. Web site: Iraqi parliament votes in defense, interior, justice ministers: lawmakers Reuters. Reuters.