Saadoun al-Dulaimi | |
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 Saadoun al-Dulaimi at The Pentagon in 2012 | |
| Defence Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 17 August 2011 – October 2014 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Nouri al-Maliki (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Khaled al-Obaidi |
| Culture Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 21 December 2010 – October 2014 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Defence Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 1 June 2005 – 6 March 2006 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
| Preceded by | Hazim al-Shaalan |
| Succeeded by | Qadir Obeidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Ramadi, Al Anbar Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Political party | Unity Alliance of Iraq |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad, Keele University |
| Profession | Lecturer, researcher, psychologist, statistician |
Saadoun al-Dulaimi (Arabic: سعدون الدليمي Saʿadūn ad-Dulaimī) (born 1954) is an Iraqi politician. He served two terms as minister of defence, and one term as minister of culture.
Early life and education
Saadoun al-Dulaimi was born in Al-Anbar in 1954. He holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Baghdad in 1979, and a PhD in social psychology from the United Kingdom in 1990.
Before the fall of Saddam's regime
After obtaining his master's degree, al-Dulaimi worked as a lecturer at University of Baghdad, then he was sent to London to complete a doctoral degree in 1986. In addition, he worked as a lecturer in British universities, and in many Arab universities, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan. He was also selected as a key member of scientific and academic associations and conducted many types of research in Arabic and English languages.[1]
He joined the Iraqi opposition against the rule of Saddam Hussein after the invasion of Kuwait and was sentenced to death in absentia, for his participation in a coup attempt.[1] He participated in the opposition conferences abroad and was selected in the Coordination Committee and a follow-up conference in London in 2002.
Later career
Al-Dulaimi returned to Iraq in 2003 and established "Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies – ICRSS".
He served as minister of defense in the government of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, from 1 June 2005 to 6 March 2006.[2] Then he was named advisor to the Council of Ministers in the government of Nouri al-Maliki from 15 June 2006 to the end of the government on 20 May 2010.
In the parliamentary elections held on 7 March 2010, al-Dulaimi won on behalf of the Unity Alliance of Iraq in Al Anbar province.[3] He was appointed minister of culture to the government of Nouri al-Maliki, which he sworn on 21 December 2010. He was appointed the acting minister of defence on 17 August 2011.
In the parliamentary elections held on 30 April 2014, al-Dulaimi won on behalf of the United Sons of Iraq Alliance.
In the parliamentary elections held on 12 May 2018, al-Dulaimi won on behalf of "Anbar is Our Identity", securing 6 out of 15 parliamentary seats. His alliance came first in the province of Anbar.