Khalaf al-Ulayyan
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Sheikh Khalaf al-Ulayyan (also transliterated as al-`Ulya) is an Iraq
i politician and the leader of the Sunni Islamist-led Iraqi National Dialogue Council
. The council joined the Iraqi Accord Front
to contest the December 2005 general election
. In April 2006 the Front nominated Ulayyan for the post of Deputy Prime Minister.
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 the leader of the Sunni Islamist-led Iraqi National Dialogue Council
Iraqi National Dialogue Council
The Iraqi National Dialogue Council is a Sunni Islamist political party initially established as an umbrella organization of approximately ten smaller Sunni parties to take part in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution drafting process. The party was founded by Saleh al-Mutlaq and Khalaf al-Ulayyan...
. The council joined the Iraqi Accord Front
Iraqi Accord Front
The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election...
to contest the December 2005 general election
Iraqi legislative election, December 2005
Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect a permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives....
. In April 2006 the Front nominated Ulayyan for the post of Deputy Prime Minister.
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- Iraq: President takes lead to resolve political crisis
- rferl.org SHI'ITE opposition to AL-JA'FARI nomination growing
- rferl.org Interview: Two Iraqi Legislators Comment On Al-Ja'fari Nomination