Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraq's interim vice president, is poised to become the country's next prime minister after the United Iraqi Alliance, a Shiite coalition, nominated him. Kwame Holman provides ...

Here's a look at the life of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, current foreign minister and former prime minister of Iraq. Here's a look at the life of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, current foreign minister and former prime ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ibrahim al-Jaafari is a Foreign Minister for Iraq with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2005 Speech as a Prime Minister for Iraq. The year ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, under intense pressure to give up plans for a second term, agreed Thursday to let Shiite leaders reconsider his nomination, a step that could mark a ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq—The dominant Shiite Muslim political ticket on Tuesday picked its candidate for prime minister: Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a man who some fear could lead the nation toward theocracy. The ...

Jawad al-Maliki will take over as Iraq's prime minister. Opposition to acting prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari held up the process of forming a new government for months. Maliki is close to Jaafari, ...

Embattled Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari cleared the way Thursday for Shiite leaders to withdraw his nomination for a second term, a step that could break a months-long standoff that is blocking ...

Ibrahim al-Jaafari is no strongman. He speaks so softly that he often seems to be whispering to himself. Even when audible, he can be hard to understand: his vocabulary is drawn heavily from classical ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari is refusing to abandon his bid for a second term, resisting U.S. and British pressure to step aside to break the deadlock over a new government, the embattled ...

(CNN) — Here's a look at the life of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, current foreign minister and former prime minister of Iraq. Other Facts: Is a trained physician. Has five children. Timeline: 1968 - Joins the ...

1968 – Joins the Islamic Dawa Party. Al Dawa (formally the Hizb al-Dawa al-Islamiyya or the Islamic Call Party), is a Shia Islamist party with close connections with Iran’s clerical regime. 1980 – ...