“Al-Maalomah” reveals the name of the candidate for the position of Minister of Defense in Al-Zaidi’s government
“Al-Maalomah” reveals the name of the candidate for the position of Minister of Defense in Al-Zaidi’s government
7-26-2026
Al-Maalomah/Anbar…
Ahmed Abdul Sattar, a member of the United Anbar Alliance, revealed on Sunday the name of the Sunni forces’ nominee for the Ministry of Defense in Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government.
Abdul Sattar told Al-Maalomah News Agency that “the Sunni National Council held a meeting with Sunni leaders to reach a unified position on selecting a consensus candidate for the Ministry of Defense,” explaining that “the consensus settled on nominating former Minister of Industry Khalid Battal al-Jughaifi for the ministerial post.”
He added that “the vote on al-Jughaifi is scheduled to take place during the upcoming parliamentary session on the 15th of next month,” noting that “Mohammed al-Halbousi, head of the Progress Alliance, received a delegation from the Badr parliamentary bloc and informed them of the selection of al-Jughaifi as the nominee for the Ministry of Defense.”
He clarified that “the Sunni forces intend to inform the Coordination Framework forces and the Kurdish parties of the nominee in the coming period, with the name to be officially announced during the session to vote on the vacant ministerial portfolios in al-Zaidi’s government.”
He noted that “the forces within the Coordination Framework had demanded that their Sunni counterparts nominate their candidate for the position of Minister of Defense.”
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