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Draft: Nozad Saleh Rifaat
Nozad Saleh Rifaat | |
|---|---|
| نەوزاد ساڵح رەفعات | |
| Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
| Occupation | Physician; politician |
Nozad Saleh Rifaat (Kurdish: نەوزاد ساڵح رەفعات; also transliterated Nawzad Saleh Rifaat) is an Iraqi Kurdish physician and politician. He served as a member of the Council of Representatives following the 2005 elections and was chair of the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee. [1]
Early life and education
Born in Sulaymaniyah in 1941, Rifaat graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Baghdad in 1967.
Political career
He was elected to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in 2005 as part of the Kurdistan Alliance. He later chaired the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee [2], appearing in news coverage for his comments on Iraq's cholera response and public health policies. He was frequently quoted by Arabic and Kurdish media outlets on health issues and legislative reforms.[3]
References
- ^ "الدستور العراقي يقر بالتوافق وليس الاستفتاء". Al Jazeera Arabic (in Arabic). 15 October 2005.
- ^ "أسماء أعضاء لجنة الصحة والبيئة" (PDF) (in Arabic). Council of Representatives of Iraq. 2006.
- ^ "الرفيع نوزاد صالح ينتقد الأداء الصحي بعد انتشار الكوليرا". Al Bayan (in Arabic). 9 September 2008.