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Chalabi Appointed Iraq Oil Minister

HeadlineJan 03, 2006

In related news, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi has been named interim oil minister. Chalabi was appointed to replace Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum, who was forced out after publicly criticizing the IMF deal. This is the second time Chalabi has held the oil minister position.

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