▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Arab ic ▁news ▁ag encies ▁reported ▁that ▁Al - J um aily ▁had ▁been ▁nominated ▁to ▁be ▁Ira q ' s ▁first ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁since ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁his ▁appointment ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁during ▁a ▁discussion ▁between ▁Al - J um aily ▁and ▁Ira q ' s ▁President ▁J al al ▁Tal ab ani , ▁the ▁President ▁cred ited ▁Al - J um aily ▁for ▁building ▁robust ▁t ies ▁with ▁Japan ▁during ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁Amb assador ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁understand s ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁mission ▁and ▁will ▁work ▁to ▁build ▁t ies ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁a ▁country ▁with ▁ancest ral ▁and ▁brother ly ▁t ies ▁with ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁also ▁promised ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Ira q ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁all ▁Ira qi ▁people . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Ira q ▁to ▁Japan ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Ira q ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁Category : I ra qi ▁scient ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bag hd ad ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Arizona ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of