Hareth Shanshal Talee'h Sunaid (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: حارث شنشل طليع سنيد) is an Iraqi politician from the minority

Mandaean Mandaeans ( ar, المندائيون ), also known as Mandaean Sabians ( ) or simply as Sabians ( ), are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and most important prophet. They ...

faith (

: الصابئة) and Member of the

Council of Representatives of Iraq The Council of Representatives ( ar, مجلس النواب, Majlis an-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy; ku, ئه‌نجومه‌نی نوێنه‌ران, ''Enjumen-e Nûnerên''), usually referred to simply as the Parliament is the unicameral legislature o ...

. He is the only MP from the Mandaean minority of Iraq sitting as an independent MP.

Career

Shanshal took part in the 2014 Iraqi Parliamentary elections forming the electoral list #295 Hareth Shanshal Sunaid al-Harithi (

: حارث شنشل سنيد الحارثي) being basically his candidature in 18 different Iraqi electoral districts,AlSumaria TV: حارث شنشل سنيد الحارثي - مرشح في المحافظات التالية
considering that the Mandaean seat (a reserved minority seat) would be voted for by electors in all governorates, contrary to general non-minority seats which would be voted per governorate basis. Acquiring the biggest number of votes for Mandaean candidates, he was declared winner for the sole minority seat for Mandaeans in the Iraqi Parliament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunaid, Hareth Shanshal Living people Iraqi Mandaeans Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Year of birth missing (living people)