Majid al-Nasrawi explained

Honorific-Prefix:Governor
Dr Majid al-Nasrawi
Office:Governor of Basra
Term Start:13 June 2013
Term End:27 August 2017
Predecessor:Khalaf Abdul Samad
Successor:Asaad Al Eidani
Birth Date:1966
Birth Place:Ma'aqal, Basra, Iraq
Nationality:Iraqi
Party:ISCI
Children:3
Alma Mater:University of Basrah
Cardiff University
University of Queensland

Majid Mahdi Abd al-Abbass al-Nasrawi (Arabic: ماجد نصراوي; born 1966) is an Iraqi politician who was the Governor of Basra Province from June 2013 to August 2017.

Nasrawi was born in the Ma'aqal area of Basra in 1966.[1] He graduated with a Bachelors in Medicine from the University of Basra, and has also studied medicine at Cardiff University and the University of Queensland.[1] [2]

Nasrawi took over from the previous Governor, Khalaf Abdul Samad, in June 2013[3] following the 2013 Governorate election where the coalition containing Nasrawi's party, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq,[4] came second.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Honorable Basra Governor' Biography. basra.gov.iq. 19 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Iraq recruitment drive to continue despite poor response - The Medical Independent. medicalindependent.ie. 19 January 2014.
  3. Web site: browser - Please update to a modern browser. ncciraq.org. 19 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Niqash - politics - sour electoral grapes in basra: central govt challenges local authority. niqash.org. 19 January 2014.