Muhsin Ali Akbar Namdar Nazar Al-Mandalawi (Arabic: محسن علي اكبر نامدار نظر المندلاوي; born 26 July 1968[1]) is an Iraqi businessman, politician and a former member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives. He was elected as the Emir of the Feyli National council in Iraq by the tribal sheikhs, and he is currently representing the Feylis political interests in Iraq.[2][3][4][5][6]
Muhsin Al-Mandalawi | |
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محسن المندلاوي | |
 Al-Mandalawi in 2023 | |
| Acting Speaker of the Council of Representatives | |
| In office 14 November 2023 – 31 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Al-Halbousi |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud al-Mashhadani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1968 |
| Al-Farahidi University | |
| Profession | Businessman |
Religion | Shia Islam |
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He is the head of the Iraqi Al-Asas 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.[7]
Early life and education
editAl-Mandalawi was born on 26 July 1968 in Mandali, Iraq, to a Shia Feyli Kurdish family. He and his family and thousands of other Feylis were forcibly displaced to Iran by the Baathi regime in the 1980s. They returned to Iraq after the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003.[7] He has a bachelor's and master’s degree in media studies from Al-Farahidi University in Baghdad, as well as a diploma from the University of Technology, Baghdad.[8][9]
Political career
editOn October 10, 2021, he received 5,385 votes in the fifth district of Baghdad Governorate, and was chosen as the first deputy speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on September 29, 2022.
On July 28, 2022, after the ousting of Mohamed al-Halbousi, Al-Mandalawi succeeded him in acting capacity after being nominated by the Coordination Framework. He was acting Speaker of the Council of Representatives from 15 November 2023 to 31 October 2024.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Iraq: Council of Representatives of Iraq". IPU Parline.
- ↑ "السيرة الذاتية للنائب الاول الجديد لرئيس البرلمان محسن المندلاوي » وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ "Al-Mandalawi receives The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan". Iraqi News Agency. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Who is the new deputy speaker of parliament Muhsin al-Mandalawi?". Iraq Horizons. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Mandali protesters: We want a mayor living among us". Kirkuknow. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Al-Mandalawi Sponsors the First Tribal Forum at the Parliament Building". Iraqi Council of Representatives. 12 May 2024.
- 1 2 "المندلاوي وقصة صعود صاروخي لرجل أعمال اخترق السياسة.. ماذا تعرف عنه وماذا يملك؟". Infoplusnetwork (in Arabic).
- ↑ ""الداعي نيوز" تنشر السيرة الذاتية للنائب الأول لرئيس مجلس النواب محسن المندلاوي". AldaeNews (in Arabic).
- ↑ "محسن المندلاوي". Manhom (in Arabic).