Monday, May 14, 2007
Maliki chosen as Secretary-General for Dawa party
Politics
(Voices of Iraq) - The Dawa Party chose incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as secretary general, the official al-Iraqiya TV said on Sunday. Maliki was elected to the post and succeeds former secretary general and prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. The Dawa Party, which has 15 seats in the Iraqi parliament, is part of the Shiite Unified Iraqi Coalition (UIC), the largest parliamentary bloc with 113 seats.
Labels: Dawa party, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Nouri Al-Maliki
