Correspondents say Mr Nazif, whose family name means "clean" in Arabic, has a reputation for integrity and efficiency.

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Mr. MOHAMMAD NAZIF KADRI: (Through translator) The liaison office in Irbil was supporting factions that threatened the security of Iraqi Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq.

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Nazif Mujic re-enacted his family's real-life struggle to get vital medical treatment in the low-budget An Episode In the Life of an Iron Picker, which also picked up the runner-up Silver Bear award.

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