Faiq Zaidan is an Iraqi judge and professor who has been the President of the Federal Court of Cassation since 2016.
12 Facts About Faiq Zaidan
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Faiq Zaidan assumed the position of President of the Supreme Judicial Council in 2017.
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Faiq Zaidan Khalaf Sheikh Farhan al-Aboudi was born on March 9,1967, in Baghdad, originally from Al-Shatrah District in Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq.
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Faiq Zaidan is married and has 6 children, three of whom are girls.
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Faiq Zaidan graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Baghdad in 1991, then worked as a Lawyer for six years.
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Faiq Zaidan started his career as a Judge at the Civil and Criminal Courts in Baghdad, Iraq.
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In January 2021, Faiq Zaidan issued an arrest warrant for the United States President Donald Trump, charging him with orchestrating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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Faiq Zaidan described it as "a treacherous and cowardly crime that has no moral basis".
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In November 2021, the American University of Iraq - Baghdad appointed Faiq Zaidan as Distinguished Professor of Law, honoris causa, at the AUIB College of Law.
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In 2022, Faiq Zaidan faced severe accusations of allegedly politicizing Iraq's judiciary, and influencing verdicts to align with the interests of the ruling Coordination Framework, which is composed of Iran-backed parties.
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On 27 June 2024, the US Representative Mike Waltz claimed on the social media platform X that Faiq Zaidan is a tool of Iranian influence, describing him as being "at the center of Iran's plot to turn Iraq into a client state".
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In terms of any other claims made in the media [such as Faiq Zaidan's daughter being married to Abu Mahdi's son], never.