Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie (born March 3, 1952) is the former

SCIRI The Sciri, or Scirians, were a Germanic people. They are believed to have spoken an East Germanic language. Their name probably means "the pure ones". The Sciri were mentioned already in the late 3rd century BC as participants in a raid on the ...

governor of

Najaf province Najaf Governorate ( ar, النجف, an-Najaf) or Najaf Province is a governorate in central and southern Iraq. The capital is the city of Najaf. The other major city is Al Kufah. Both cities are holy to Shia Muslims, who form the majority of the ...

, in Iraq. He now works as the Head of Africa Department at the Headquarters of Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has Finnish citizenship, because he and his family have lived there as

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s since the 1990s.Helsingin sanomat, Kuukausiliite (February 2007) p. 54-60

Marriage and children

He has seven children. *

Hussein al-Taee Hussein al-Taee (; born 19 May 1983) is a Finnish politician who served in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the Uusimaa constituency between 2019 - 2023. Al-Taee has a strong background in peace building an ...

is the oldest child. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament 2019.

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Governors of Najaf Governorate Living people Iraqi politicians Finnish people of Iraqi descent Iraqi refugees Refugees in Finland 1952 births Naturalized citizens of Finland {{iraq-bio-stub