Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani محمد شياع السوداني | |
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.jpg) Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani in 2025 | |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 28 October 2022 – 14 May 2026 | |
| President | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi |
| Succeeded by | Ali al-Zaidi |
| Human Rights Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 18 October 2014 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Wijdan Michael Salim |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati |
| Governor of Maysan Province | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Adil Mahwadar Radi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Dawai Lazem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | Islamic Dawa Party |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Profession | Prime Minister |
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (Arabic: محمد شياع السوداني) is an Iraqi Arab politician who was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 28 October 2022 until 14 May 2026. He previously served as the Human Rights Minister of Iraq under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, from 2010 until October 2014.[1][2] He was the Governor of Maysan Province between 2009 and 2010.[3]
Early life
[change | change source]Sudani was born to Shia parents in Baghdad in 1970. He is married and has four sons. Sudani holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Baghdad in Agricultural Science and a master's degree in Project Management.
Carrer
[change | change source]In 2004, Sudani was appointed as the Mayor of Amarah City. In 2005 he was elected as a member of Maysan Province Council. He was reelected again in 2009 and served until 2010.
Later in 2010, he became the minister for human rights. He was succeeded by Mohammed Mahdi Ameen al-Bayati in October 2014, when the government of Haider al-Abadi was formed.[4]
In a bid to end the 2022 Iraqi political crisis, the coordination framework officially nominated al Sudani for the post of prime minister.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "وزارة حقوق الانسان :: Ministry Of Human Rights". Humanrights.gov.iq. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ↑ "تشكيلة الحكومة العراقية :: Iraqi Cabinet Members". CIA. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "Maysan Province receives new vocational training center".
- ↑ "Iraq's human rights minister talks battling IS and the Speicher 'mass murder'". Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ↑ "Coordination Framework nominate Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani as candidate for Iraqi prime minister". PUK media. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-25.