Usama al-Najafi
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Usama Abdu'l Aziz al-Nujayfi (born c. 1956) is an Iraq
i politician from the Iraqi National List
who was Minister of Industry in the Iraqi Transitional Government
. He has been Speaker of Council of Representatives of Iraq since 2010.
According to political ballot in 2010 his name was listed as "Usama Abdulaziz Mohammad Abdulaziz."
Born in Mosul
in 1956 to a wealthy family of landowners and politicians, he has a degree in electrical engineering and was involved in building power plants in Iraq.
Nujayfi obtained his degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mosul
in 1978, after which he worked in the Iraqi government's electricity ministry for 12 years. In 1992, he established his own company.
As Minister of Industry he privatised most of the state-owned companies which included firms working in sectors from petrochemical and cement to sugar, silk and heavy industry.
He campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq
.
After the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005, he was nominated by the Iraqi National List
to be a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and subsequently headed a parliamentary committee.
In September 2006 he sparked a walkout by Kurdish MPs when he said the villages around Mosul were of Arab origin. His bodyguard was also assassinated in that month. He claimed in October 2008 that the 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul
were carried out by Kurdish peshmerga
and intelligence operatives
.
On 11 November 2010, he was elected as Speaker of Council of Representatives of Iraq.
He is the brother of the current governor of Ninawa Governorate
, Atheel al-Nujaifi.
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 from the 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...
who was Minister of Industry in the Iraqi Transitional Government
Iraqi Transitional Government
The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq from May 3rd, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government, until May 20th, 2006, when it was replaced by the first permanent government....
. He has been Speaker of Council of Representatives of Iraq since 2010.
According to political ballot in 2010 his name was listed as "Usama Abdulaziz Mohammad Abdulaziz."
Born in Mosul
Mosul
Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
in 1956 to a wealthy family of landowners and politicians, he has a degree in electrical engineering and was involved in building power plants in Iraq.
Nujayfi obtained his degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mosul
University of Mosul
The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul, Iraq. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East.- Academic program :...
in 1978, after which he worked in the Iraqi government's electricity ministry for 12 years. In 1992, he established his own company.
As Minister of Industry he privatised most of the state-owned companies which included firms working in sectors from petrochemical and cement to sugar, silk and heavy industry.
He campaigned against the ratification of 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...
.
After the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005, he was nominated by the 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...
to be a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and subsequently headed a parliamentary committee.
In September 2006 he sparked a walkout by Kurdish MPs when he said the villages around Mosul were of Arab origin. His bodyguard was also assassinated in that month. He claimed in October 2008 that the 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul
2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul
2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul was a series of attacks which targeted the Christians Mosul, Iraq. The Christians of Mosul which were already targeted during the Iraq War left the city en masse heading to Assyrian Christian villages in Nineveh Plains and Iraqi Kurdistan.Both Sunni extremists,...
were carried out by Kurdish peshmerga
Peshmerga
Peshmerga or Peshmerge is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. Literally meaning "those who face death" the Peshmerga forces of Kurdistan have been in existence since the advent of the Kurdish independence movement in the early 1920s, following the collapse of the Ottoman...
and intelligence operatives
Asayesh
Asayesh or Asayish is a Kurdish organization and the primary intelligence agency operating in the Kurdistan region in Iraq. The organization was established in September 1993 and has been often referred to as "intelligence agency" ., "security force",. "security service", "security police",...
.
On 11 November 2010, he was elected as Speaker of Council of Representatives of Iraq.
He is the brother of the current governor of Ninawa Governorate
Ninawa Governorate
Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient...
, Atheel al-Nujaifi.