Abdul Karim al-Anizi

Abdul Karim Ayyashi al-Anizi is an Iraqi politician^[1] and a member of the National Assembly of Iraq, representing Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation,^[2] the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition.^[3]

He served as Minister of State for National Security under the Iraqi Transitional Government.

In May 2005 he was tipped as a possible compromise candidate for Prime Minister after Ibrahim al-Jaafari was vetoed by the Alliance's Kurdish and Sunni coalition partners.^[4]