Ghazi Ajil Al-Yawar.. The first president of Iraq after the American invasion

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[size=52]Ghazi Ajil Al-Yawar.. The first president of Iraq after the American invasion[/size]

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2024-10-01
Ghazi al-Yawar, a member of the transitional governing council formed by US forces in 2003 (Getty)
Ghazi al-Yawar, a businessman and tribal figure, was one of the most prominent leaders of Iraq after the US invasion in 2003, where he served as the first president of the republic after the overthrow of the regime of the late President Saddam Hussein.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Yawar was widely accepted by Iraqi and international parties, due to his extensive relations and his affiliation with the Shammar sheikhdom, one of the largest tribes in Iraq and the region.[/size]
[size=45]Birth and upbringing:
Ghazi Mashal Ajil Al-Yawar was born on March 11, 1958 in Nineveh Governorate, in northern Iraq. His grandfather is one of the most prominent sheikhs of the Shammar tribe, one of the largest and most famous Arab tribes, extending across Iraq, the Gulf, and the Levant.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Yawar belongs to a prominent political family that succeeded in unifying all the Shammar tribes, after making the city of Hail in the north of the Arabian Peninsula their center.[/size]
[size=45]His family also played prominent roles in national work, especially during the revolution of the twentieth century, where his grandfather Mohsen Ajil Al-Yawar played a prominent role in the revolution.
Education and training
Al-Yawar spent his primary and secondary education in the city of Mosul, and in 1974 he moved to Saudi Arabia after being accepted to study at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Petroleum and Minerals) at the time in Dhahran, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and returned to Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]He then obtained a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from George Washington University in the United States.[/size]
[size=45]Leaving Iraq
Al-Yawar decided to leave Iraq again before the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and settled in Saudi Arabia. He did not return until after the fall of the former regime in 2003, when his tribe was subjected to pressure and their money and lands were confiscated, due to their opposition to the policies of the government at the time.[/size]
[size=45]In Saudi Arabia, where he lived for more than 15 years, Al-Yawar managed the communications company “Hacap Technology”, owned by his uncle, Sheikh Ahmed Nayef Al-Faisal Al-Jarba, and achieved great success in his work.[/size]
[size=45]During his journey outside Iraq, he moved between Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, London, and the United States, and succeeded in weaving a good network of relationships, which qualified him to take a prestigious position after his return to Iraq in 2003.[/size]
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Ghazi Al-Yawar, the “interim president,” was described as being able to make bold and appropriate decisions (French). He was
the first president of Iraq
. After his return to Baghdad, Al-Yawar was chosen as a member of the transitional governing council formed by American forces in 2003, and he headed the council after the assassination of its rotating president, Izz al-Din Salim.[/size]
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With the approach of the US administration's handover of power to the Iraqis, Al-Yawar's name emerged alongside the veteran politician and former Foreign Minister in the sixties, Dr. Adnan Al-Pachachi, but the latter apologized for assuming the position of President of the Republic, which Al-Yawar accepted, and he was named the first "interim" president of the country after Saddam.[/size]
[size=45]His political positions:
Al-Yawar is described as “a pragmatist capable of making bold and appropriate decisions” and is known for his sharp criticism of the security policies of US forces in the country.[/size]
[size=45]In all his political activities, Al-Yawar insisted on wearing traditional Arab dress, and he had stated in a press interview that he “would not accept the presidency unless it had real authority.”[/size]
[size=45]He also demanded the evacuation of the Republican Palace in Baghdad, as it is a symbol of Iraqi sovereignty and one of the official buildings occupied by American forces after the invasion, which they wanted to convert into an embassy.[/size]
[size=45]The Governing Council had said at the time that Al-Yawar had confirmed to US President George Bush, in a phone call in which he was offering his condolences over the death of Izz al-Din Salim, the desire of the Iraqi people to enjoy full sovereignty, through a new resolution from the United Nations that would cancel the consequences of Resolution No. 1483, which legitimized the existence of the US invasion.[/size]
[size=45]During the battle of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, in 2004, Al-Yawar succeeded, after long efforts, in mediating to stop the bloodshed, and he was keen to participate in the negotiations to stop the fighting taking place at the time.[/size]
[size=45]Source: Al Jazeera + websites[/size]
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