Baraa Najib al-Ruba'i
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Baraa Najib al-Ruba'i is an Iraq
i politician and a member of the National Assembly of Iraq
who was proposed as a possible Defense Minister in May 2006.
He comes from a princely family that oversees the Rabi’a tribe
. His father, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
was a prominent officer under the monarchy who was appointed chairman of the three-member Presidential Council by General Abdul Karim Qassem. A graduate of Sandhurst military college
in Britain
, he worked with the CIA in Amman on the 1996 coup attempt along with Iyad Allawi
’s Iraqi National Accord
.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i politician and a member of the National Assembly of Iraq
National Assembly of Iraq
The Council of Representatives of Iraq is the main elected body of representatives in Iraq. It is currently composed of 325 seats and meets in Baghdad inside the International Zone . It is governed by bylaws that can be found -The monarchy:...
who was proposed as a possible Defense Minister in May 2006.
He comes from a princely family that oversees the Rabi’a tribe
Arab tribes in Iraq
Many Iraqis identify more or less strongly with a tribe . Thirty of the 150 or so identifiable tribes in Iraq are the most influential. Tribes are grouped into federations...
. His father, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Muhammad Najib Ar-Ruba'i was the first President of Iraq from July 14, 1958 to February 8, 1963....
was a prominent officer under the monarchy who was appointed chairman of the three-member Presidential Council by General Abdul Karim Qassem. A graduate of Sandhurst military college
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, he worked with the CIA in Amman on the 1996 coup attempt along with Iyad Allawi
Iyad Allawi
Ayad Allawi is an Iraqi politician, and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative elections. A prominent Iraqi political activist who lived in exile for almost 30 years, the politically secular Shia Muslim became a member of the Iraq Interim Governing Council, which...
’s Iraqi National Accord
Iraqi National Accord
The Iraqi National Accord known inside Iraq as Wifaq is an Iraqi political party founded by Iyad Allawi and Salah Omar Al-Ali in 1991. Al-Ali subsequently left the party after he realised the extent of Allawi's links to foreign intelligence agencies, mainly the C.I.A. and MI6.It was founded at the...
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