Ali Fadel
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Ali Fadel al-Misir is an Iraq
i politician who was the Governor of Baghdad Province
from December 2004 to January 2005.
Mr Fadel is a Shia Muslim. In 1980, he was selected to represent Iraq on the national Olympic soccer team. A debilitating knee injury shortly before the start of the games caused him to be sidelined for the Los Angeles Olympics
.
He deserted from the Iraqi Army
during the Iran–Iraq War and lived in exile in Iran and Syria. He returned to Iraq in 1990.
Following the Invasion of Iraq by the United States
, Fadel was chosen to sit on the neighbourhood, district and the Provincial council. In December 2004 the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al Haidary, was assassinated, and Fadel was selected to succeed him as Governor. He said US President George W. Bush
was "a symbol of freedom" and suggested a statue of him be built in Baghdad.
Fadel lost his seat on the Governorate Council in the governorate elections in January 2005. Afterwards he founded and led the Baghdad League, a network of civil society organisations. He is a Civil Engineer and a graduate of Baghdad University.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i politician who was the Governor of Baghdad Province
Baghdad Province
Baghdad Province may refer to:*Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire *Baghdad Governorate...
from December 2004 to January 2005.
Mr Fadel is a Shia Muslim. In 1980, he was selected to represent Iraq on the national Olympic soccer team. A debilitating knee injury shortly before the start of the games caused him to be sidelined for the Los Angeles Olympics
Los Angeles Olympics
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.
He deserted from the Iraqi Army
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....
during the Iran–Iraq War and lived in exile in Iran and Syria. He returned to Iraq in 1990.
Following the Invasion of Iraq by the United States
United States
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, Fadel was chosen to sit on the neighbourhood, district and the Provincial council. In December 2004 the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al Haidary, was assassinated, and Fadel was selected to succeed him as Governor. He said US President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
was "a symbol of freedom" and suggested a statue of him be built in Baghdad.
Fadel lost his seat on the Governorate Council in the governorate elections in January 2005. Afterwards he founded and led the Baghdad League, a network of civil society organisations. He is a Civil Engineer and a graduate of Baghdad University.