This is the online dictionary of Iraq developed by Free Light Software. By clicking on an Arabic word, you can find Iraq related sites from Arabic search engines. By clicking on a globe icon, you can display the locality on a map of Iraq. |
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Ghazi al-Yawer![]() ![]() alternative words: Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer keywords: famous person , statesman related topics: Iyad Allawi , Iraqi governing council , Jalal Talabani related web sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi_Mashal_Ajil_al-Yawer explanation: Born 1958 at Mosul in a leader's family of the powerful Shamar tribe. He studied petroleum engineering in Saudi-Arabia, then UK and USA. After the fall of Saddam's regime in 2003, he returned back to Iraq to become a member of Iraqi interim governing council. The latter appointed Ghazi al-Yawer as a Iraq's interim president in June 2004. After a poor performance of his Sunni party in the first general election held in January 2005, he was replaced by Jalal Talabani and became himself a vice president. | |