al-Maliki

/ (ælˈmælɪkɪ) /

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noun

Nouri . born 1950, Iraqi politician, prime minister of Iraq from 2006

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Words nearby al-Maliki

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How to use al-Maliki in a sentence

Then the Iranians and their Iraqi allies and dependents, notably Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, started playing games with it.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.|Christopher Dickey|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On November 1, 2013, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the White House, and made a rather stunning request.
Why the White House Ignored All Those Warnings About ISIS|Eli Lake|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki dismissed the warnings, saying everything was under control.
Washington and London Ignored Warnings about the ISIS Offensive in Iraq|Jamie Dettmer|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, behind the scenes, Obama is trying to get rid of Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki, the bad guy in the story.
A Winning Strategy for Iraq and Syria|Leslie H. Gelb|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Talabani told The Daily Beast that the Peshmerga deployment to Kirkuk was actually approved by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
‘Practically Speaking, Iraq Has Broken Apart’|Eli Lake|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST