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Jawad al-Bulani (also spelled Al-Bolani; born in 1960) has served as head of the Interior Ministry
Ministry of Interior (Iraq)

The Ministry of Interior of Iraq handles Police and border control. The MoI consists of several elements, including the Iraqi Police, Highway patrol, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit, Bomb disposal, and Department of Border Enforcement....
 and in the Council of Ministers of Iraq
Council of Ministers of Iraq

The Cabinet of Iraq is the executive of the Government of Iraq, 2006-2010 of Iraq.The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of Iraq who along with two deputies form the Presidency Council of Iraq....
 since Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki

Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party....
 appointed him on 8 June 2006. Bulani is a Shi'a independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance
United Iraqi Alliance

The United Iraqi Alliance led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is a Shi'ite Islamist coalition, mainly Arabs, that achieved the most votes in the Iraqi elections of Iraqi legislative election, January 2005 and Iraqi legislative election of December 2005....
.

Bulani's family is originally from the Diwaniyah region. He grew up in Al-Amarah
Amarah

Amarah , is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km from the border with Iran....
 and graduated with a degree in either mechanical engineering or aeronautical engineering. An Air Force engineer under the government of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
, he left the military in 1999.

Bulani has been a member of several political parties since Coalition forces removed Hussein from power:

He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq
Constitution of Iraq

The current constitution of Iraq was approved by a Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005 that took place on 15 October 2005. The constitution was drafted in 2005 by members of the Iraqi Constitutional Committee to replace the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period ....
.

Bulani is seen as an independent figure with no militia ties by the U.S.






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Jawad al-Bulani (also spelled Al-Bolani; born in 1960) has served as head of the Interior Ministry
Ministry of Interior (Iraq)

The Ministry of Interior of Iraq handles Police and border control. The MoI consists of several elements, including the Iraqi Police, Highway patrol, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit, Bomb disposal, and Department of Border Enforcement....
 and in the Council of Ministers of Iraq
Council of Ministers of Iraq

The Cabinet of Iraq is the executive of the Government of Iraq, 2006-2010 of Iraq.The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of Iraq who along with two deputies form the Presidency Council of Iraq....
 since Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki

Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party....
 appointed him on 8 June 2006. Bulani is a Shi'a independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance
United Iraqi Alliance

The United Iraqi Alliance led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is a Shi'ite Islamist coalition, mainly Arabs, that achieved the most votes in the Iraqi elections of Iraqi legislative election, January 2005 and Iraqi legislative election of December 2005....
.

Bulani's family is originally from the Diwaniyah region. He grew up in Al-Amarah
Amarah

Amarah , is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km from the border with Iran....
 and graduated with a degree in either mechanical engineering or aeronautical engineering. An Air Force engineer under the government of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
, he left the military in 1999.

Bulani has been a member of several political parties since Coalition forces removed Hussein from power:
  • The Sadrist Movement
    Sadrist Movement

    The Sadrist Movement is a political movement in Iraq. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr....
     of Muqtada al-Sadr
    Muqtada al-Sadr

    Muqtada a?-?adr or Moktada al-Sadr is an Iraqi theologian and political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government....
  • The Hizbollah (Iraq) party of Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi
    Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi

    Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq....
     - he served as his deputy when Mohammedawi was a member of the Iraqi Governing Council
    Iraqi Governing Council

    The Iraqi Governing Council was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority ....
  • The Islamic Virtue Party
    Islamic Virtue Party

    Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists....
    , whose General Secretariat he served on
  • Ahmed Chalabi
    Ahmed Chalabi

    Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi was interim oil minister in Iraq in April 2005-May 2005 and December 2005-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006....
    's National Congress Coalition and the Iraqi Constitutional Party, which Bulani founded, were linked
  • Bulani headed the Shiite Political Council that is allied to Chalabi


He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of Iraq
Constitution of Iraq

The current constitution of Iraq was approved by a Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005 that took place on 15 October 2005. The constitution was drafted in 2005 by members of the Iraqi Constitutional Committee to replace the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period ....
.

Bulani is seen as an independent figure with no militia ties by the U.S. and many in Iraq. However, there have been calls from some within the UIA for him to be sacked due to a lack of improvement in security. Bulani has defended himself by announcing a major security operation to be rolled out in September. He has also vowed to clean up corruption in Interior Ministry forces.

External links

  • , BBC News
    BBC News

    BBC News, formerly BBC News and Current Affairs, is the department within the BBC responsible for the corporation's news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online....
    , 8 June 2006