Najah al-Shammari
36th Iraqi Minister of Defense / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Najah Hassan Ali al-Shammari (born 20 January 1967) is an Iraqi politician and military officer who served as the Minister of Defense from June 2019 to May 2020.[1][2][3] He holds Swedish citizenship.[4]
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Najah al-Shammari | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 24 June 2019 (2019-06-24) – 6 May 2020 (2020-05-06) | |
Prime Minister | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
Preceded by | Erfan al-Hiyali |
Succeeded by | Juma Inad |
Personal details | |
Born | Najah Hassan Ali al-Shammari (1967-01-20) 20 January 1967 (age 57) Baghdad, Iraqi Republic |
Citizenship | Iraq Sweden (since 2015) |
Political party | al-Wataniya (coalition) |
Education | Iraqi Military Academy |
Profession | Military officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
Rank | Major general |
Unit | Iraqi Special Operations Forces |
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