- Usama al-Najafi
Usama Adbu'l Aziz al-Najafi (born c.
1936 ) is aSunni Iraqi politician from theIraqi National List who was Minister of Industry in theIraqi Transitional Government .Born in
Mosul , he has a degree in electrical engineering and was involved in building power plants in Iraq.He was one of only 17 Sunni Arab members of the Transitional Assembly, but was appointed Minister of Industry and Minerals by Prime Minister
Ibrahim al-Jaafari As Minister of Industry he privatised most of the state-owned companies which included firms working in sectors from petrochemical and cement to sugar, silk and heavy industry.
He campaigned against the ratification of the
Constitution of Iraq [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/14/eng20051014_214229.html People's Daily Online - Iraqi official expects nothing to new constitution ] ]After the
Iraqi legislative election of December 2005 , he was nominated by theIraqi National List to be a member of theIraqi Council of Representatives and currently heads a parliamentary committee [ [http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=6668 IRAQ Mosul waits for "miracle" of peace in Iraq - Asia News ] ]In September 2006 he sparked a walkout by Kurdish MPs when he said the villages around Mosul were of Arab origin. [ [http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/10716 Kurdistani coalition walks out Iraqi parliament over Najifi statement] , "KUNA" via "Iraq Updates",
2006-09-25 ] . In September 2006 his bodyguard was assassinated [ [http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=906053 Kuna site|Story page|MP's bodyguard assassinated in Iraq ...9/18/2006 ] ]References
ources
* [http://www.kirotv.com/news/4487223/detail.html Profile from Kiro TV]
* [http://www.iraqieconomy.org/home/macro/privatisation/reports/20050517 Iraq draws up plan to privatize state-owned firms]
* [http://www.iraqieconomy.org/home/macro/privatisation/reports/20060101 Cement factories privatised]
* [http://www.iraqieconomy.org/home/macro/privatisation/reports/20050821 State-owned firms preparing to go public]
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