Qasim Abid Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi
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Qasim Mohammad Abid Hammadi al-Fahadawi is an Iraq
i politician and businessman who has been the Governor of Al Anbar province
since April 2009.
Al-Fahadawi was born in Ramadi
, in western Iraq's Al Anbar province. He graduated from Baghdad University in 1977 with a degree in Engineering. He later studied in Germany. He left Iraq in 2006 due to the civil war and moved to the United Arab Emirates
where he ran a construction company.
Following the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009
, the leaders of the largest two parties, Ahmed Abu Risha
of the Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance
and Dr. Saleh al-Mutlaq
of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front invited him to come to Anbar as governor. He said he would only do so if he could work with all parties and that there would be no partisan political interference in his work, which they agreed. He was voted in as governor by 24-3 and formed an administration with all parties in the provincial council except the Iraqi Islamic Party which declined to join.
He condemned the "widely spread culture of corruption" that had developed and said he needed to "rebuild people's damaged morals". He pledged to focus on improving the supply of electricity and build new generation plants in Haditha, Ramadi and Fallujah. He signed a contract with a Korean company to build a complex of residences, hospitals, a sports centre and government buildings in Ramadi.
In August 2009, fDi Magazine named him "Middle East Personality of the Year" for his work as Governor.
Al-Fahadawi was seriously injured in an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber on December 30, 2009. He had been surveying the scene of an earlier suicide attack in Ramadi when the bomber struck. At least 23 others were killed. Fahadawi lost his hand in the attack and was fitted with a prosthetic replacement.
As Governor, he negotiated with the Emirati
oil companies, Crescent Petroleum
and Dana Gas
to develop the Anbar's Akkaz gas field. The companies promised to create 100,000 jobs, and Fahadawi asked Prime Minister al-Maliki to by-pass the usual Oil Ministry tendering process to award the contract to these two companies. Opponents accused him of corruption, controlling how business contracts are awarded, with the head of the US Provincial Reconstruction Team
saying that "accountability and transparency were at variance" with the expectations of Anbar's leaders.
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 and businessman who has been the Governor of Al Anbar province
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since April 2009.
Al-Fahadawi was born in Ramadi
Ramadi
Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...
, in western Iraq's Al Anbar province. He graduated from Baghdad University in 1977 with a degree in Engineering. He later studied in Germany. He left Iraq in 2006 due to the civil war and moved to the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
where he ran a construction company.
Following the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009
Al Anbar governorate election, 2009
The Al Anbar governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.- Background :...
, the leaders of the largest two parties, Ahmed Abu Risha
Ahmed Abu Risha
Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a movement of Sunni tribesmen, the Anbar Salvation Council...
of the Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance
Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance
The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list....
and Dr. Saleh al-Mutlaq
Saleh al-Mutlaq
Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq....
of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front invited him to come to Anbar as governor. He said he would only do so if he could work with all parties and that there would be no partisan political interference in his work, which they agreed. He was voted in as governor by 24-3 and formed an administration with all parties in the provincial council except the Iraqi Islamic Party which declined to join.
He condemned the "widely spread culture of corruption" that had developed and said he needed to "rebuild people's damaged morals". He pledged to focus on improving the supply of electricity and build new generation plants in Haditha, Ramadi and Fallujah. He signed a contract with a Korean company to build a complex of residences, hospitals, a sports centre and government buildings in Ramadi.
In August 2009, fDi Magazine named him "Middle East Personality of the Year" for his work as Governor.
Al-Fahadawi was seriously injured in an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber on December 30, 2009. He had been surveying the scene of an earlier suicide attack in Ramadi when the bomber struck. At least 23 others were killed. Fahadawi lost his hand in the attack and was fitted with a prosthetic replacement.
As Governor, he negotiated with the Emirati
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
oil companies, Crescent Petroleum
Crescent Petroleum
Crescent Petroleum is a privately owned oil and gas company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. It began operations in 1971 as the first independent and privately owned Middle Eastern petroleum company to engage in the acquisition, exploration and development of petroleum concessions. The...
and Dana Gas
Dana Gas
Dana Gas is an independent gas company headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The largest private shareholder in Dana Gas is Crescent Petroleum....
to develop the Anbar's Akkaz gas field. The companies promised to create 100,000 jobs, and Fahadawi asked Prime Minister al-Maliki to by-pass the usual Oil Ministry tendering process to award the contract to these two companies. Opponents accused him of corruption, controlling how business contracts are awarded, with the head of the US Provincial Reconstruction Team
Provincial reconstruction team
A Provincial Reconstruction Team is a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in late 2001 or...
saying that "accountability and transparency were at variance" with the expectations of Anbar's leaders.