Ahmed Chalabi

@Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ahmed Chalabi was a controversial Iraqi politician who served as deputy prime minister of Iraq for a brief period Iraqi Massachusetts Institute Of Technology University Of Chicago Leaders Political Leaders Scorpio Celebrities Ahmed Chalabi was an Iraqi politician who served as deputy Prime Minister of Iraq between 2005 and 2006. He also served as an Oil Minister for a brief period between 2005 and 2006. Chalabi was a controversial personality - more known for his controversies than his work and figured in as a scandalous subject in the US foreign policy. He was tagged ‘Washington of Iraq’ by the American supporters. He was also touted as the single most person responsible for contorting US policy towards Iraq. The book ‘Arrows of the Night’, written by Richard Bonin outlines the chilling chronicles of how Chalabi was successful in conning almost everyone including American establishment, Central Intelligence Agency, Iran’s intelligence chief in overthrowing Sadam Hussein out of gear. It was the common interest between Chalabi and the US that made them come together to work for a regime change by deposing Saddam Hussein from power. Chalabi was able to manipulate the U.S. government into invading Iraq.

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Birthday: October 30, 1944 Died on: November 3, 2015 Nationality: Iraqi Famous: Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, University Of Chicago, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses: Leila Osseiran (m. 1971–2015) Known as: Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi Childrens: Hadi Chalabi, Hashim Chalabi, Mariam Chalabi, Tamara Chalabi Information Detail Birthday October 30, 1944 Died on November 3, 2015 Nationality Iraqi Famous Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, University Of Chicago, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses Leila Osseiran (m. 1971–2015) Known as Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi Childrens Hadi Chalabi, Hashim Chalabi, Mariam Chalabi, Tamara Chalabi Universities Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT),University Of Chicago University of Chicago Massachusetts Institute of Technology Notable Alumnis Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) University Of Chicago Birth Place Kadhimiya, Iraq Political Ideology Iraqi National Congress Religion Shia Islam Gender Male Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Kadhimiya, Iraq Famous as Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Died at Age 71

Kadhimiya, Iraq

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In 1971, Chalabi married Leila Osseiran, daughter of Lebanese politician Adil Osseiran. The couple have four children. Unsplash Personal Life

In 2008, he had a narrow escape when his motorcade was attacked in the Tony Mansour neighbourhood of Bhagdad. At least 5 people from Chalabi’s group were killed. Unsplash Personal Life

Ahmed Chalabi died on 3 November 2015, apparently after a heart attack at his home in Kadhimiya, Baghdad. Unsplash Personal Life

Ahmed Chalabi was born on 30 October 1944 in Baghdad. He hails from one of the richest, prominent and elite families Shia families of Baghdad. In 1956, Chalabi and his family left Iraq due to deteriorating political situation. He spent most time in the United States of America and United Kingdom. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Ever since the time they fled, Chalabli was perennially obsessed with overthrowing the regime in Bhagdad which was led by Sadam Hussien. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the mid-1960s and earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago, in 1969. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Soon after Chalabi obtained his PhD, he took up a position in the Mathematics Department at the American University of Beirut. Unsplash Career

Chalabi founded the Petra Bank in Jordan in 1977. At that time, an order was passed for all banks to deposit 35% of their reserves with the Central Bank. All banks complied with this barring Petra Bank. Unsplash Career

After a thorough investigation, Petra Bank was accused of false accounting which led Chalabi to flee from the country before the authorities could take action. He was convicted in absentia for a bank fraud by a Jordanian military tribunal. He was slapped with a charge of 22 years of prison if he ever attempted to enter Jordan again. Unsplash Career

The controversy surrounding Chalabi had just started growing when he was made the head of the Iraqi National Congress, an umbrella position group that received a lot of support and money from the American Government as the group attempted to overthrow the Saddam rule. Unsplash Career

Chalabi fled the country again when lot of his supporters were killed while organizing a resistance movement among Kurds in Northern Iraq in mid 1990s. Unsplash Career

Chalabi also reportedly misled a team of reporters from ABC News and British publications by arranging interviews with 'Saddam's Mistress,' Parisoula Lampsos, who peddled countless lies about a meeting between Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 30, 1944
Died on	November 3, 2015
Nationality	Iraqi
Famous	Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, University Of Chicago, Leaders, Political Leaders
Spouses	Leila Osseiran (m. 1971–2015)
Known as	Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi
Childrens	Hadi Chalabi, Hashim Chalabi, Mariam Chalabi, Tamara Chalabi
Universities	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT),University Of Chicago University of Chicago Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Notable Alumnis	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) University Of Chicago
Birth Place	Kadhimiya, Iraq
Political Ideology	Iraqi National Congress
Religion	Shia Islam
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Kadhimiya, Iraq
Famous as	Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
Died at Age	71

Ahmed Chalabi

Iraqi

Oct 30, 1944

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Kadhimiya, Iraq