Preceded by Khalaf Abdul Samad Name Majid al-Nasrawi Religion Shia Islam | Political party ISCI Nationality Iraq | |
Alma mater University of Basrah
Cardiff University
University of Queensland | ||
Majid Mahdi Abd al-Abbass al-Nasrawi (Arabic: ماجد نصراوي; born 1966) is an Iraqi politician who has been the Governor of Basra Province since June 2013.
Nasrawi was born in the Ma'aqal area of Basra in 1966. He graduated with a Bachelors in Medicine from the University of Basra, and has also studied medicine at Cardiff University and the University of Queensland.
Nasrawi took over from the previous Governor, Khalaf Abdul Samad, in June 2013 following the 2013 Governorate election where the coalition containing Nasrawi's party, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, came second.
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