Ibrahim al jaafari biography in arabic

He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from to He withdrew his nomination for premiership for the permanent government.

2005 iraq elections

The family settled in Karbala in the early 11th-century. He then moved to London where he continued his political activities by eventually heading the Dawa Islamic Party. He joined the Islamic Dawa Party in Upon graduation from school in he worked actively for the party in Iraq which was trying to overthrow the Ba'athist secular Sunni-dominated government.

He adopted the name al-Jaafari in exile to protect his family in Iraq from retribution by Saddam. He moved to London in where he became the al-Dawa spokesman in the UK and an important participant in the wider anti-Saddam movement. While in the UK he attended many Iraqi Events giving religious sermons. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but returned to Iraq soon after.

On 1 June , he was selected to be one of the two vice-presidents in the Iraqi Interim Government.