Khaled al-Obaidi
Khaled Al-Obaidi | |
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al-Obaidi meets US Secretary of Defence, April 2015 | |
| Defense Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 18 October 2014 – 19 August 2016 | |
| President | Fuad Masum |
| Prime Minister | Haider al-Abadi |
| Preceded by | Saadoun al-Dulaimi |
| Succeeded by | Othman Ghanm (Interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mosul, Iraq |
| Political party | Azem Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Itihad al-Quwa al-Wataniyah |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad, Keele University |
| Profession | Politician, aerospace engineer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Air Force Iraqi Army |
| Rank | Major general |
Khaled Yassin al-Obaidi (born 1959) is an Iraqi politician who served as the defense minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2016.