Erfan al-Hiyali
35th Iraqi Minister of Defense / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erfan al-Hiyali (Arabic: عرفان الحيالي) was the Defence minister of Iraq, serving in the Cabinet of Haider al-Abadi. The Iraqi parliament voted on al-Hiyali as defense minister on 30 January 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He was succeeded by Najah al-Shammari on 24 June 2019.[7] He was also formerly the Commander of Iraqi Central Command.
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Erfan al-Hiyali | |
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عرفان الحيالي | |
9th Minister of Defence | |
In office 30 January 2017 – 24 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Preceded by | Othman Ghanm (Interim) |
Succeeded by | Najah al-Shammari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Al Anbar Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq |
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