Oct 1 (Reuters) — An alliance of Iraq’s Shi’ite political blocs has chosen the incumbent, Nuri al-Maliki, as its nominee for prime minister, ending months of wrangling that had stalled formation of a government. While Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq, Ali al-Adeeb was exiled to Iran, where he headed the Teheran-based Political Bureau of the Dawa party and took the nickname "Abu Bilal".
