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Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani was appointed governor of Iraq's Al Anbar province by the Anbar Provincial Council in May 2005, following the murder of the previous Governor, Raja Nawaf Farhan al-Mahalawi. He is a member of the Abu Alwani clan, part of the Dulaim tribe.〔(Proceedings Story - U.S. Naval Institute )〕 His name was found along with the names of other prominent Iraqi Sunni leaders who had been targeted for assassination in a captured al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) document.〔(Townhall.com - Gabrielle Cusumano )〕 Insurgents kidnapped Governor Alwani's son on September 6, 2005, but he was later safely returned.〔(RFE/RL Newsline, 05-09-08 )〕〔(Counterterrorism Blog: May 2006 Archives )〕 Similarly, in March 2007, two of Governor Alwani's nieces were killed in improvised explosive device (IED) attacks.〔 In late October 2007, Governor Alwani was part of a delegation of Anbari government and tribal officials that travelled to the United States to drum up support for reconstruction efforts in the province upon an official invitation from the US Department of State.〔(Anbar delegation heads to U.S. for support | Iraq Updates )〕 The following month, Governor Alwani had expressed to reporters that his primary concern was that a sectarian-divided Iraq would inspire meddling from Iran and other neighboring countries. He also invited private investors from the US to help develop Anbar's oil and natural reserves, located in the southern Akaz region.〔(Anbar Officials Ask For More Support, Province Asks U.S. For Money To Rebuild, Help Expanding Police And U.S. Oil Investment - CBS News )〕 ==Assassination Attempts== Governor Alwani has survived at least 31 assassination attempts since assuming office in May 2005. On Christmas Day 2007, several mortar rounds slammed into the Governor's office at the Government Center in downtown Ramadi.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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