Muhsin Al-Mandalawi
Muhsin Al-Mandalawi | |
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محسن علي أكبر المندلاوي | |
Speaker of the Council of Representatives | |
In office 14 November 2023 – Present | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 Mandali, Diyala |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Residence(s) | Baghdad, Iraq |
Alma mater | Al-Farahidi University |
Profession | Businessperson |
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Mohsen Ali Akbar Namdar Nazar Al-Mandalawi (1968) is an Iraqi Kurdish businessman, billionaire, politician and a deputy in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in the October 10, 2021, election session, and his votes numbered 5,385 votes in the fifth district of Diyala Governorate, and was chosen as the first deputy speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on September 29, 2022. He is ethnically Feyli Kurdish. [1][2]
He is a member of the Independent Iraq Alliance, Chairman of the board of directors of the International Hospital for Specialized Surgery, and chairman of the board of directors of Al-Farahidi University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Media degree. On July 28, 2022, the nomination of Al-Mandalawi was announced to the Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives in agreement with the forces of the coordination framework. Al-Mandalawi is an billionaire and allegedly controls a large number of commercial enterprises in Iraq, with a gross value of several billion dollars. He has is own private milita consisting of 17 000 armed Feyli Kurds and enjoys close relations with Iran, Qatar and Russia.
References
- ^ "السيرة الذاتية للنائب الاول الجديد لرئيس البرلمان محسن المندلاوي » وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Al-Mandalawi receives The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan". Iraqi News Agency. Retrieved 2024-04-01.