Former Director, Research and Development, Iraqi Ministry of Defense
Dr. Waleed al-Rawi is a retired brigadier general in the Iraqi Army. From 2001-2003 he was director of Research and Development at the Ministry of Defense and from 1996-2001 he was the principal secretary of the Minister of Defense. Waleed has published four books in Arabic about Islamic militant groups. His latest book, The Islamic State of Iraq, was published in 2012 by Amina House Publishing in Amman, Jordan.