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5 unusual facts about Constitution of Iraq


Abdulaziz Sachedina

In addition to his work at the university, Professor Sachedina has been a consultant to the Department of Defense regarding Middle Eastern affairs and was an adviser to those drafting the Constitution of Iraq that was put into effect in 2005.

Bereket Selassie

He has also served as senior advisor on constitutional reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Iraq, among others.

Brett H. McGurk

As Chief Negotiator, he was instrumental in helping to draft both the Constitution of Iraq (2005) and the U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (2008).

Central Bank of Iraq

The Constitution of Iraq states that the central bank is a financially and administratively independent institution, responsible before the Council of Representatives of Iraq.

Sadoun al-Zubaydi

Al-Zubaydi emerged from self-imposed obscurity in 2005 to advise Sunni negotiators in talks over the drafting of Iraq's constitution.



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