Earlier this week, Ali Al-Zaidi was tasked with forming a new government in Iraq, following a formal ceremony at Baghdad Palace.
With a background in business rather than politics, many are hopeful that he will lead Iraq towards greater prosperity.
The profiles below give some perspectives on Iraq’s probable next Prime Minister:
- By Adam Lucente, for Al Monitor: Meet Ali al-Zaidi, businessman and Iraq’s new prime minister-designate
- By Sinan Mahmoud, for The National: Businessman Ali Al Zaidi’s controversial path to Iraqi PM nomination
- By Hussein Fadel, for Jummar: “The Last-Minute Candidate”: An unpublished biography of Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi
- By Nadim Kawach, for Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI): Iraq nominates banker for PM as cash crisis deepens
