By Tsarizm Staff | February 3, 2020

Who Is Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Iraq's Possible Next Prime Minister
Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi gives a short message on February 1

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi may be Iraq’s next Prime Minister. His selection by President Barham Salih comes just over two months since Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi resigned at the end of November following months of protests.

Abdul Mahdi was Prime Minister since October 2018. His term was rocked by instability, particularly protests in the fall of 2019. It also had to deal with US-Iran tensions that began in May 2019 as well as alleged Israeli airstrikes in July and August 2019 that targeted the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)…

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