Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur

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Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
همام عبد الخالق عبد الغفور
Ministry of Education
In office
1992–1998
Minister of Culture and Information
In office
1998–2001
Ministry of Education
In office
2001–2003
Personal details
Born
Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur

1945
Ramadi, Iraq
Political partyIraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur (Arabic: همام عبد الخالق عبد الغفور; is an Iraqi academic and former politician, born in Ramadi, Anbar Governorate, in 1945.[1]

Biography[]

He had a role in the Iraqi nuclear program. In 1981, Abdul-Khaliq was head of the Nuclear Research Center. Abdul-Razzaq Qassem al-Hashemi was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Abdul-Khaliq held his previous position as Vice-President of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization. Nuclear research.[2]

He was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 1992, succeeding Abd al-Razzaq Qassem al-Hashemi, and then held the position of Minister of Culture and Information in 1998, succeeding Hamed Yousef Hammadi. His successor as Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdul-Jabbar Tawfiq, then Minister of Education Fahd Salem Al-Shakrah as acting Minister, then Hammam Abdul-Khaleq Abdul-Ghafour returned as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2001.[2]

After the 2003 invasion[]

He was on the list of Iraqis wanted by the United States. He was arrested by the American occupation forces on April 19, 2003. It is reported that when the Americans arrested him, they threw him to the ground, then an American soldier stood with his feet above his head and neck, which caused him a permanent disability represented in the crookedness of his neck and the tilt of his head.[3]

He was released on 18 December 2005.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ https://elaph.com/Web/Archive/1056635047230255000.html
  2. ^ a b Ghareeb, Edmund A.; Dougherty, Beth (2004). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4330-7.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.bbc.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ https://www.albayan.ae/across-the-uae/2005-12-20-1.990518

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