Abdul Karim Burjas al-Rawi (died 14 June 2022)[1] was the first post-invasion Governor of Iraq's Al Anbar province, serving until July 2004, when he resigned.
Shortly after the invasion in 2003, Sunni tribal leaders and former Ba'athists, led by members of the Al-Kharbit (Khalifa) and Al-Gaoud (Nimr) families met to select Karim Burjas, a former General, as their unofficial leader and new Governor of Anbar Province.
The militants responsible then released a video on 5 August 2004 showing Barjas resigning and apologizing for opposing the Iraqi insurgency.
I declare before God and you my repentance of any action I did against the mujahedin, and I announce my resignation of my post."
[4] Faisal Raikan al-Gut al-Nimrawi served as interim Governor until being forced out by tribal leaders[5] in January 2005, and the Provincial Governing Council subsequently appointed Raja Nawaf Farhan al-Mahalawi as the new Governor.