Shirwan Kamil al-Waili (born 1957) is an

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

i politician and Minister of State for National Security in the government of Prime Minister

Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki (; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President ...

Background

Born in the city of

Nasiriyah Nasiriyah ( , ; , BGN: , ), also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya, is a city in Iraq, the capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate. It lies on the lower Euphrates, about south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. Its po ...

in southern

, he graduated from the Military Engineering College in 1979 and was assigned to the Military Works Division where his duties consisted of building military camps and other constructions. According to official sources he never participated in any military operations. He was detained during the 1991 uprising and retired as Brig. Gen. in 2000. He went on to study law at Basra University and became and acting member of the Governing Council. He served as an advisor for regional affairs with the National Security Ministry as well as a member of the Constitutional Committee.

Experience

* Former Officer in the Iraqi Army with the rank of Brigadier General * Consultant Engineer * Director of the Basra water project (1979) * Head of the Technical Department of the Director of Marine Affairs (1983) * Project Manager of Hyundai (1985) * Director of Affairs of the Southern Areas of Iraq (1991-2000) * President of the Municipal Council of Dhi-Qar (2003) * Undersecretary of Ministry of Works and Municipalities (2004) * Regional Affairs Advisor of the National Security Council (2005) * Member of the National Assembly of Iraq (2005-2006) * Member of the Iraqi Constitution Writing Committee * Deputy Chairman of the Construction and Services Committee of the Iraqi National Assembly * Member of the Iraqi Parliament (2006) * Minister of State for National Security Affairs (2006-2010) * Minister of Transportation (2007 & 2008) * Member of the Iraqi Parliament (2010-2014) * Member of the Parliament’s Integrity Committee * President’s Advisor of the Security Affairs (Currently)

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Key Iraq ministers get approval

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Iraqi Leaders
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