Asad Kamal Mohammed Abdullah al-Hashemi was an

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i politician and Culture Minister in the

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Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki ( ar, نوري المالكي; born 20 June 1950), also known as Jawad al-Maliki (), is secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party and was the prime minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and the vice president ...

Background

al-Hashemi is a

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

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, a Sunni Arab-led political party led by

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, which is part of the

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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
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'', 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,

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, 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
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References

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