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Born May 31, 1944 (age 82) • Baghdad • Iraq
Title / Office vice president (2016-), Iraq • vice president (2014-2015), Iraq • prime minister (2004-2005), Iraq
Political Affiliation Iraqi National Accord
Role In Iraq War

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