Asad Kamal Mohammed Abdullah al-Hashemi was an Iraqi politician and Culture Minister in the government of Nouri al-Maliki.

Background

al-Hashemi is a

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

Arab Iraqi who is a professor of Islamic studies. He is a member of the

Iraqi People's Conference Iraqi or Iraqis (in plural) means from Iraq, a country in the Middle East, and may refer to: * Iraqi people or Iraqis, people from Iraq or of Iraqi descent * A citizen of Iraq, see demographics of Iraq * Iraqi or Araghi ( fa, عراقی), someone ...

, a Sunni Arab-led political party led by

Adnan al-Dulaimi Adnan al-Dulaimi ( ar, عدنان الدليمي, 1932 – 3 May 2017) was a Sunni Iraqi politician who became prominent following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein. He and his supporters largely focused on ...

, which is part of the

Iraqi Accord Front The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front (Arabic: جبهة التوافق العراقية ''Jabhet Al-Tawafuq Al-'Iraqiyah'') also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Pa ...

electoral coalition. al-Hashemi was appointed as Culture Minister in May 2006 as one of six members from the Iraqi Accord Front. His appointment was criticised by artists and intellectuals in Baghdad who said he wasn't qualified for the position.IRAQ'S CULTURE MINISTER RESIGNS
'' Radio Free Europe'', 2006-05-24, accessed on 2007-06-29 He was originally reported to have declined his appointment, but this was later denied. In June 2007 a warrant was issued for Hashemi's arrest, accusing him of ordering the attempted assassination of the Sunni Arab Iraqi politician, Mithal al-Alusi, in February 2005. In response the Front suspended its participation in the government. al-Alusi then accused the US Embassy of giving shelter to Hashemi.Embassy accused of hiding suspect
'' Associated Press'', via the '' Denver Post'', 2007-06-29, accessed on 2007-06-29

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashemi, Asad Government ministers of Iraq Living people Year of birth missing (living people)