Baha Araji
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Baha Araji is an Iraq
i politician and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly. He is a spokesman for the United Iraqi Alliance
and a member of the Sadrist Movement
which is led by Muqtada as-Sadr.
He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq
, where he opposed the proposal for Shi'ite and Sunni Arab Regions. http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1767552005
During coalition negotiations
in 2006 he strongly opposed the inclusion of Iyad Allawi
's Iraqi National List
in the government, saying they represented a red line drawn in blood. This was a reference to the crackdown that Allawi's Iraqi Interim Government
launched against the Mahdi Army
.
Personal life:
Baha Araji was born in Baghdad to a large working class family. He attended Baghdad University where he gained a degree in law. He is currently married and has four children.
Iraq parliamentary Elections 2010:
Baha Araji stood in the 2010 Iraqi Parliamentary Elections for the Nasiriyah district as candidate no.2 for the National Iraqi Alliance. He won a seat in the new government formation with over 40 000 raw votes jus to his name, he was the most popular candidate in the Nasiriyah district.
He was nominated as one of the ten names on the sadarist mock election ballot and received 5% of the votes, however the elections outcomes were discarded due to allegations of the voting being biased.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i politician and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly. He is a spokesman for the United Iraqi Alliance
United Iraqi Alliance
The National Iraqi Alliance , also known as the Watani List, is an Iraqi electoral coalition that contested the Iraqi legislative election, 2010. The Alliance is mainly composed of Shi'a Islamist parties...
and a member of the Sadrist Movement
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Islamist national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah...
which is led by Muqtada as-Sadr.
He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq
Constitution of Iraq
The Constitution of Iraq is Iraq's fundamental law.-History:Iraq's first constitution, which established a constitutional monarchy, entered into force under the auspices of a British military occupation in 1925 and remained in effect until the 1958 revolution established a republic...
, where he opposed the proposal for Shi'ite and Sunni Arab Regions. http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1767552005
During coalition negotiations
Government of Iraq from 2006
The current government of Iraq took office on May 20, 2006 following approval by the members of the Iraqi National Assembly. This followed the general election in December 2005...
in 2006 he strongly opposed the inclusion of Iyad Allawi
Iyad Allawi
Ayad Allawi is an Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative elections. A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, the politically secular Shia Muslim became a member of the Iraq Interim Governing Council, which...
's Iraqi National List
Iraqi National List
The Iraqi National List is a coalition of Iraqi political parties who ran in the December 2005 Iraqi elections and got 8.0% of the vote and 25 out of 275 seats...
in the government, saying they represented a red line drawn in blood. This was a reference to the crackdown that Allawi's Iraqi Interim Government
Iraqi Interim Government
The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi Transitional Government was installed following the Iraqi National Assembly election conducted on January 30, 2005...
launched against the Mahdi Army
Mahdi Army
The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....
.
Personal life:
Baha Araji was born in Baghdad to a large working class family. He attended Baghdad University where he gained a degree in law. He is currently married and has four children.
Iraq parliamentary Elections 2010:
Baha Araji stood in the 2010 Iraqi Parliamentary Elections for the Nasiriyah district as candidate no.2 for the National Iraqi Alliance. He won a seat in the new government formation with over 40 000 raw votes jus to his name, he was the most popular candidate in the Nasiriyah district.
He was nominated as one of the ten names on the sadarist mock election ballot and received 5% of the votes, however the elections outcomes were discarded due to allegations of the voting being biased.
Quotes
- "The Mahdi Army and the Sadrists represent a wide sect of the Iraqis and that is why Maliki should support them." http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/16439599.htm
- The people of Iraq are strong and will pull through everything in time.
External links
- Sadr links http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news3/latimes149.html
- Interview with Bahaa al-Araji of the United Iraqi Alliance, Asharq AlawsatAsharq AlawsatAsharq Al-Awsat is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted for its distinctive green-tinted pages....
, 2006-10-26 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_parliamentary_election,_2010