Baraa Najib al-Ruba'i is an
Iraqi politician and a member of the
National Assembly of Iraq who was proposed as a possible Defense Minister in May 2006.
He comes from a princely family that oversees the
Rabi’a tribe. His father,
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Muhammad Najib Ar-Ruba'i ( ar, محمد نجيب الربيعي) (also spelled Al-Rubai) (1904–1965) was the first president of Iraq (Chairman of Sovereignty Council), from July 14, 1958 to February 8, 1963. Together with Abdul Karim Qassim ...
was a prominent officer under the monarchy who was appointed chairman of the three-member Presidential Council by General
Abdul Karim Qassem. A graduate of
Sandhurst military college
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...
in
Britain, he worked with the
CIA in Amman on the 1996 coup attempt along with
Iyad Allawi
Ayad Allawi ( ar, إيَاد عَلَّاوِي ; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi politician. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the ...
’s
Iraqi National Accord
The Iraqi National Accord (Arabic: الوفاق الوطني العراقي ''Al-Wifaq Al-Watani Al-'Iraqi''), known inside Iraq as Wifaq, is an Iraqi political party founded by Iyad Allawi, Tahsin Muallah and Salah Omar al-Ali in 1991.
History
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Sources
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Living people
Iraqi National Accord politicians
Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Year of birth missing (living people)
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