khalid al- atiya. wh ois undoubtedly one of the major political figures in iraq today. she dr. alid al-atiya -- the first deputy speaker of the council of representatives of iraq. he has been in the parliament since 2005. he is now in addition to being the first deputy speaker is the leader of the independent block in the council of representatives. he also chairs the french ship commit the with the european union and is a key figure in the state of local coalition which was formed in the recent elections and more broadly an important member of the united i raki alliance and parliament. his academic career is impressive. dr. khalid al-atiya has a b.a. from the college of prudence. have completed graduate studies under the supervision of others. he holds two master's degrees from the university in cairo. before becoming deputy speaker, he was the chairman of a commission in iraq and has published numerous articles and books on jurisprudence and islamic law and has edited several scholarly publications. khalid al-atiya has lived in egypt, lebanon, the u.k., and of course now in ir

khalid al-atiya has lived in egypt, lebanon, the u.k., and of course now in iraq. did not introduce myself. i am a fellow. our moderator is familiar to everyone. without further ado, i will invite khalid al-atiya to take the microphone and to speak about iraq and the parliament in iraq. thank you. >> peace upon you from god. at first i would like to thank you for this beautiful introduction. and without a doubt, she is a very distinguished iraqi personality who has played a big role in the iraqi opposition. and represented iraq as the first ambassador after the fall of the previous regime in washington. and she is still connected -- very connected with her own country and aware of what is going on in iraq. i also would like to thank the united states institute for peace for their generous invitation to meet with people who are interested in the iraq matter. at first i would like to bring backed the -- or view the sides of the dictatorship in iraq. despite my article today as critical notes, it also should reflect the highlighted or the hopes of the iraqi people to

khalid al-atiya has lived in egypt, lebanon, the u.k., and of course now in iraq. i did not introduce myself. i am a fellow. our moderator is familiar to everyone. without further ado, i will invite khalid al-atiya to take the microphone and to speak about iraq and the parliament in iraq. thank you. >> peace upon you from god. at first i would like to thank you for this beautiful introduction. and without a doubt, she is a very distinguished iraqi personality who has played a big role in the iraqi opposition. and represented iraq as the first ambassador after the fall of the previous regime in washington. and she is still connected -- very connected with her own country and aware of what is going on in iraq. i also would like to thank the united states institute for peace for their generous invitation to meet with people who are interested in the iraq matter. at first i would like to bring backed the -- or view the sides of the dictatorship in iraq. despite my article today as critical notes, it also should reflect the highlighted or the hopes of the iraqi people t