Rowsch Shaways
Rowsch Nuri Shaways (Kurdish رۆژ نووری شاوەیس; Arabic روز نوري شاويس; 1947 – 15 February 2021) was a Kurdish politician. He was the first Prime Minister of the KDP-controlled part of Kurdistan.
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| 1st Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region | |
| In office 26 September 1996 – 20 December 1999 | |
| President | Massoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nechervan Idris Barzani |
| Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly | |
| In office October 1999 – January 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jawhar Namiq |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Fuad |
| Vice President of Iraq Interim | |
| In office June 1, 2004 – April 7, 2005 Serving with Ibrahim al-Jaafari | |
| President | Ghazi al-Yawer |
| Preceded by | Taha Yassin Ramadan |
| Succeeded by | Ghazi al-Yawer and Adil Abdul-Mahdi (Vice Presidents) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office April 7, 2005 – May 20, 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
| In office August 20, 2009 – September 8, 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Succeeded by | Hoshyar Zebari |
| In office 18 October 2014 – 10 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
| Preceded by | Hoshyar Zebari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 Sulaymaniyah,Kurdistan Region, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 15 February 2021 (aged 73–74) Erbil , Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elke Shaways |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Erbil |
He was one of Iraq's two vice presidents in the interim government in 2004. He was a Deputy Prime Minister in the government headed by Ibrahim al-Jaafari and later held the same post under Nouri al-Maliki.
He also was Deputy Prime Minister under Haider Al-Abadi from 8 September 2014 to 9 August 2015.
He was speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly in the Kurdish autonomous region. Shaways was a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
References
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency. CIA. 2010. p. 310.
- ↑ "Iraq Cabinet weakens as violence escalates". Hürriyet Daily News. 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Kurds Forge a Risky Oil Deal With Turkey". Wall Street Journal. 2 December 2013.
- ↑ IBP, Inc. (23 June 2015). Iraq Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. Lulu.com. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-329-24431-3.[self-published source]