which were destroyed by IS fighting. On March 1, 2021, Parliament passed the Yazidi [Female] Survivors Bill into law, and the law was welcomed by Nadia Murad as "an important first step in acknowledging the gender-based trauma of sexual violence and need for tangible redress." On 24 September 2019, President Salih had his first bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. On 26 December 2019, Salih submitted a letter of resignation after refusing to appoint Basra Governor Asaad Al Eidani as Prime Minister following the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi, amid ongoing protests across the country. Salih stated that Al Eidani would not be approved by the demonstrators. Assassination attempt On April 2, 2002 Barham Salih was exposed to an assassination attempt by Ansar al-Islam group, Salih survived the assassination attempt. Criticism On 19 September 2018, the announcement that Barham Salih will be the PUK's candidate for the post of Iraqi president was greeted with anger by many on social media while others expressed hope that his international reputation and experience would bring a steady hand to tumultuous Baghdad. Some took to the social media platform to call Salih out for perceived opportunism, noting he had just recently been campaigning against PUK and KDP corruption. References External links Dr. Barham Salih's official website 1960 births People from Sulaymaniyah Iraqi Kurdish people Living people Alumni of Cardiff University Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Government ministers of Iraq Kurdish Muslims Patriotic Union of Kurdistan politicians Presidents of Iraq Prime Ministers of Kurdistan Region Kurdish politicians