Iraqi Prime Minister Won't Run Again, Hopes to Avoid Dictator Status 1.35K Jeff Neumann 02/05/11 01:19PM Filed to: Domino Effect Domino Effect Iraq Politics Polidicks Nouri al-Maliki Gettypic After months of political wrangling to stay in power, Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki won't seek reelection in 2014 and will cut his salary in half "in order to not convert to a dictatorship," an adviser told the AP. How generous.