Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani

Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (Arabic: محمد شياع السوداني) is an Iraqi Arab politician who has been the Prime Minister of Iraq since 28 October 2022. 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]

His Highness Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani محمد شياع السوداني
Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani in 2025
Prime Minister of Iraq
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2022
President	Abdul Latif Rashid
Preceded by	Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
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 54–55) Baghdad, Iraq
Political party	Islamic Dawa Party
Alma mater	University of Baghdad
Profession	Prime Minister

Early life

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

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]