Shafaq News/ On Saturday, KurdishPresident Nechirvan Barzani congratulated Nouri al-Maliki on his re-election asSecretary-General of Iraq’s Islamic Dawa Party during the group’s 19th generalconference, the Kurdistan Presidency stated.
“Al-Maliki’s renewed mandate reflectedhis political standing,” Barzani said, expressing confidence that “hisleadership would contribute to advancing dialogue, democratic governance, andcoexistence in Iraq.”
Founded in 1957, the Islamic Dawa Partyis one of Iraq’s main Shiite political movements. Among its early figures wascleric Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, who was executed by Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Al-Maliki has led the Party since 2006,when he succeeded Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who later formed a separatepolitical faction.