Governor Asaad Al Eidani | |
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| أسعد العيداني | |
| Governor of Basra | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Majid al-Nasrawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1967 Basra, Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi National Congress |
| Education | University of Basrah College of Engineering |
Asaad Abdulameer Al Eidani (Arabic: أسعد عبد الأمير العيداني; born 1 January 1967) is an Iraqi politician and businessman who has been the Governor of Basra Province since August 2017.[1] He is also deputy secretary-general of the Iraqi National Congress Party.
Mid-2017, Basra witnessed large protests against the former governor, Majid Al-Nasrawi, following accusations of corruption, wasting public money and lack of services. The result was the former governor fleeing to Iran and then to Australia, which left the governor’s office vacant. That led the Basra Council to hold an emergency meeting to choose a new governor for Basra, the result of which was that the politician and businessman Asaad Al-Eidani obtained the majority of the votes and was sworn in as governor of Basra before the judicial authority. He has been holding the office since August 2017.
In 2021 Al Eidani worked with another Basrawi politician Sheikh Amer Al-Fayez to establish a local political alliance called the Tasmeem Alliance and participated in the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections. The Tasmeem Alliance won five MP seats in Basra Governorate.
The local provincial council elections in December 2023 witnessed a major victory for the Tasmeem Alliance led by Al-Eidani. The results showed that Al-Eidani alliance has won the majority of the votes and obtaining 12 seats out of 22 seats in the Basra Council.