Ali al-Allaq nominated as Central Bank of Iraq head

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The State of Law Coalition assured nominating the Secretary General of the Council of Minister, Ali al-Allaq, as the head of the Central Bank of Iraq instead of the former head, Abdul Basit Turkei.

MP, Sadiq al-Laban, of the SLC stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The administration of the CBI was by the head of the Financial Observation Divan, Turkei, and that affected its performance.”

“Allaq is nominated to head the CBI and we hope all the best for him,” he added, noting that “The Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, has made this decision and the new Secretary General is not nominated yet.”