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Iyad Allawi
alternative words: Ayad Allawi, Alawi keywords: famous person , statesman related topics: Baath party , Saddam Hussein , Iraqi governing council related web sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyad_Allawi , http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3757923.stm explanation: Born 1945 in a wealthy Shia family. His grandfather negotiated Iraq's independence from British. He joined Baath party during his medical studies. In 1971, a disagreement with Baath's policy pushed him to exile to UK. In 1978, he survived an assassination attempt. In 1993, Allawi organized Iraq national congress (INA) to overthrow Saddam's regime. In 2003, he returned back to Iraq and became a member of Iraqi governing council, then Prime minister but resigned in April 2005 after having lost the election. | |