Former Iraqi Minister of Communications Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announces his official assignment by President Barham Salih to the post of Prime Minister. Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr take control of the Turkish restaurant building near Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, in conjunction with the announcement of Allawi. Protesters gather in Baghdad and other cities across Iraq to oppose the nomination of Allawi. One person gets killed. He was reportedly attacked by a group of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr supporters who sought to repress the anti-government movement. While al-Sadr supports the nomination of Allawi and asked his supporters to withdraw from the streets, other protesters in the movement do not support the new prime minister. Al-Sadr has gone as far as calling his supporters to partner with security forces to clear protesters from streets.