Background
Allawi was born in 1947 in Baghdad to a family deeply involved in Iraqi politics. Ali is son of Ahmad Chalabi"s sister, making him Chalabi"s nephew.
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Ali Allawi
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Education
He earned an South.B. in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968, and an Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1971.
Career
Following the 14 July Revolution the family left Iraq due to links with the government under the monarchy. Before being appointed by the governing council in 2003, Allawi was a professor at Oxford University. Having worked as a merchant banker in London, he was elected as a Senior Visiting Fellow at Princeton University for 2008-2009.
In January 2007 the Independent newspaper published an article by Allawi outlining a blueprint for peace in Iraq.
The article was praised by Independent commentator Patrick Cockburn, who argued that it was "by far the most perceptive analysis of the extent of the disaster in his country, and how it might best be resolved. lieutenant is in sharp contrast to the ill-thought-out maunderings of experts and officials devising fresh policies in the White House and Downing Street".
Allawi has since written The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace and "The Crisis of Islamic Civilization". Both books were well received by critics and the reading public.
In December 2009, The Economist named The Crisis of Islamic Civilization one of the Best Books of 2009.
In a recent interview with The Diplomat he discussed his views on modern Islamic civilisation. In March 2014, Allawi"s biography of Faisal I of Iraq, published by Yale University Press, was released to wide critical acclaim. Ali Allawi on Charlie Rose 04/11/07
Interview with Ali Allawi for Guernica Magazine (guernicamagcom)
After Words interview with Allawi on The Occupation of Iraq, April 14, 2007
Yale University Press site: listen to an interview with Ali A. Allawi on the Yale Press Podcast and to Allawi"s first public radio interview on The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU 88.5 FM, American University Radio
Interview on American Broadcasting Company"s Lateline 12th September 07
Interview with Kurt Schemers on Traders Nation about his book, The Crisis of Islamic Civilization, June 2009
Interview with Ali Allawi The Diplomat, June 2, 2009.
Politics
Allawi recommended devolution within Iraq, economic and political regional integration in the Middle East, and the setting up of independent boards to oversee reconstruction and security issues. The New York Times Book Review called The Occupation of Iraq "..the most comprehensive historical account of the disastrous aftermath of the American Invasion." In October 2009 the Washington Institute for Near East Policy announced that the " Crisis of Islamic Civilization" was awarded the Silver Prize of its annual book prize.
