Ali Allawi

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Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi was Minister of Trade and Minister of Defence in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council from September 2003 until 2004, and subsequently Minister of Finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government between 2005 and 2006. A Shia Muslim, Allawi was part of the Iraqi exile community in London during the rule of Saddam Hussein. He was one of the organizers of 'The Declaration of Iraqi Shia', a statement released in 2002. Before being appointed by the governing council in 2003, Allawi was a professor at Oxford University.

In January 2007 the Independent newspaper published an article by Allawi outlining a blueprint for peace in Iraq. Allawi recommended devolution within Iraq, economic and political regional integration in the Middle East, and the setting up of independent boards to oversee reconstruction and security issues.^[1] The article was praised by Independent commentator Patrick Cockburn, who argued that it was "by far the most perceptive analysis of the extent of the disaster in his country, and how it might best be resolved. It is in sharp contrast to the ill-thought-out maunderings of experts and officials devising fresh policies in the White House and Downing Street".^[2] Allawi has since written The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace.

[edit] Interviews

• http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3330&print=1
• Speech at the RSA in London, Feb 8, 2007

[edit] References

1. ^ Ali Allawi, For the first time, a real blueprint for peace in Iraq, Independent, published 5 January 2007, accessed 5 January 2007
2. ^ Patrick Cockburn, Perceptive analysis contrasts with White House rhetoric, Independent, published 5 January 2007, accessed 5 January 2007

Preceded by Coalition Provisional Authority

Minister of Trade September 2003–June 2004

Succeeded by Adel Abdul Mahdi

Preceded by Adel Abdul Mahdi

Finance Minister 2005–2006

Succeeded by Bayan Jabr