Mohammed A.F. Al-Rawi

Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Al-Rawi was reinstated as president of Baghdad University by US Deputy Proconsul Robin Raphel in May 2003 but he opted not to serve in this position while the country was under foreign control.

Although he was already a full member in the Ba'ath party, he kept a low political profile initially.

It is said that he was following in the foot steps of his uncle, who helped him by promoting his Ba'ath Party career.

Despite his political interests, he was dedicated academically and behaved like a model medical student who rarely missed a lecture.

With him, there were several other newly graduated doctors who mostly ended up returning to Iraq to raise the profile of their medical institutions.