The session will be recorded on October 31 and aired on BBC World on the 3 and 4 November 2007.
Dr Allawi held office from May 2004 to April 2005, strongly advocating a non-sectarian approach to politics in Iraq. A former doctor and businessman, he became politically active in the 1970s, later surviving an assassination attempt that he left him bed-ridden for a year.
He will participate in a one-on-one interview with ex-BBC HARDtalk presenter and Chairman of the Doha Debates, Tim Sebastian. This will be followed by questions from the audience.
The Doha Debates Specials were introduced in 2005 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Qatar Foundation. They underline the importance to the Foundation of providing a forum for free speech and give students an opportunity to question important figures about key world issues.
On accepting his invitation, Dr Allawi remarked:
"The Doha Debates is an established free speech platform. Participating in it is promoting an understanding of current issues to the audience and its youth participants to enable them to become better leaders of the future".
Chairman Tim Sebastian commented:
"Ayad Allawi was the most powerful domestic politician to try to shape the new Iraq. To many he remains a controversial figure - an Arab strongman, said by some to be ruthless in the face of opposition. Why did it go so wrong in those early days after the fall of Saddam? How did he deal with Washington? What are the prospects now? Just some of the insights I would hope to hear from one of Iraq's most influential power brokers."
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Ayad Allawi to appear on the Doha Debates
- Qatar: Wednesday, October 24 - 2007 at 15:18
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As the violence and political turmoil escalate in Iraq, the Doha Debates will be staging a special event with the country's first post-invasion prime minister Dr Ayad Allawi.
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About Dr Ayad Allawi:
Dr Allawi has served on Iraq's Governing Council and occupied the position Minister of Defence before being elected unanimously by the Governing Council to become Iraq's first post-war Prime Minister. He currently heads the Iraqi National List in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (parliament) which occupies 23 seats.
A former member of the Ba'ath Party until 1975, was elected as head of the Iraqi National Accord in 1991 - the organization he had established in secret in 1974 and which had gone public in 1990. He was re-elected in 1993 and in subsequent years. He was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1978.
About the Doha Debates
The Doha Debates has created a groundbreaking forum for free speech in the Arab world. Chaired by Tim Sebastian, the internationally renowned award winning broadcaster, the series has been broadcast on BBC World since January 2005, reaching nearly 300 million people in more than 200 countries.
The Doha Debates are hosted and funded by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. The Foundation is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization committed to the belief that a nation's true wealth is in the potential of its people. Chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned, the wife of the Emir, it seeks to develop that potential through a network of centres devoted to education, public health and research.
About the Doha Debates Specials:
The Doha Debates, a project of Qatar Foundation, have organized a series of special events with leading political figures, policymakers and those in a position to influence and inspire others that explore themes around 'the demands of leadership'. Known as Doha Debate Specials. Former US President Bill Clinton was the first Doha Debate Special guest in November 2005.
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Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorWednesday, October 24 - 2007 at 15:18 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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