15 Facts About Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki is an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 until May 2020.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi formerly served as Minister of Finance in the Interim government and Oil Minister from 2014 to 2016.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi is a former member of the powerful Shi'a party the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, or SIIC.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi attended high school at Baghdad College, an elite American Jesuit secondary school.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi worked as a secretary for the Iraqi foreign ministry in 1965 and was an early supporter of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, but left due to ideological disagreements.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi is a French citizen, as are his children, and he returned to Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi joined the ICP-Central Leadership, and continued being active until he was expelled in and formed his own splinter claiming to be the legitimate ICP-Central Leadership.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi continued his association with Iran and gradually amalgamated his group within the ICP-Central Leadership with the Iranians, rejecting his Marxist past and devoting all his group's time to propagating Khomeini's ideas in France, where he lived at the time.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi eventually was made a member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, an exiled opposition party and militia that was formed by Iran in Tehran in 1982 but composed exclusively of Iraqi exiles.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi was reportedly considered to be a possibility for Prime Minister until Nouri al-Maliki became the UIA nominee.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi resigned from his position as vice-president on 31 May 2011.

In December 2006, the Associated Press reported that Adil Abdul-Mahdi could be the next Prime Minister of Iraq if a new multi-sectarian coalition succeeded in toppling the government of Nouri al-Maliki.

In July 2013, Adil Abdul-Mahdi announced his decision to give up his retirement pensions as a former vice president.

On 2 October 2018, Iraqi president Barham Salih selected Adil Abdul-Mahdi to be the Prime Minister of Iraq.

Adil Abdul-Mahdi announced a $14 billion plan to upgrade Iraq's electricity infrastructure, with likely cooperation with German company Siemens.