Saleh al-Ogaili

Saleh al-Ogaili (died October 9, 2008[1]) was an Iraqi Member of Parliament who was killed (along with two other people) when a bomb, placed on a motorcycle,[2] exploded next to his convoy in 2008 in Habibiyah district, Sadr City, Baghdad.[3]

Saleh al-Ogaili
Died	October 9, 2008 Habibiyah District, Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of death	Severe head wounds resulting from bomb attack
Nationality	Iraqi
Occupation	Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

Political position

Ogaili was considered to belong to the Sadr block in Iraq's Parliament.[4]

Speaking a year before his assassination, Ogaili expressed qualified support for the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

"The Sadr bloc does not seek to change the prime minister....We don't believe in pulling out from the united Shiite alliance. We do not claim that this alliance is the best, but it is the best among what is available now.[4]"

References

1. "Deadly bomb attack at Iraq market". BBC News. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
2. "Press release - No.3 of the 119th Assembly". archive.ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
3. "Iraq PM vows to find MP's killers". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. Shuster, Mike (April 24, 2007). "Maliki's Grip on Iraqi Government Seen Slipping". NPR. Retrieved 12 January 2016.