Iraqi finance minister resigns, al-Kadhimi appoints replacement immediately
2022-08-16T12:22:53+00:00
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, has reportedly submitted his resignation letter to caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi during the government meeting held today, Tuesday.
A source told Shafaq News Agency that al-Kadhimi approved Allawi's resignation and assigned the Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, to the duties of the Finance Minister.
The motives of the resignation remain unclear until the moment, the source said.
