![Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Erdogan says Turkey and Iraq have discussed a possible deal to increase military and security cooperation between the neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FTU6O737JEFF2TKRCQ4SBINGRA.jpg?smart=true&auth=df34175262ea8ffd41d8ec67b450aa3d9a781b51a1625cd81d3887013cabdff1&width=400&height=225)
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi made his second visit to Saudi Arabia on September 25, 2019. AP
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi made his second visit to Saudi Arabia on September 25, 2019. AP
Iraq's prime minister under fire for failure to form cabinet
Politicians are disappointed in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi for not living up to his ambitious reform plans