Abdul Amir Al-Shammari (; born 1967 - Diwaniyah) is an Iraqi Army

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who is currently the

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in the government of

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. He previously held the position of Deputy Chief of Joint Operations in Iraq from June 7, 2020 until October 27, 2022, and worked as a military inspector for the

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, and was appointed a security supervisor for

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on August 15, 2017, and before that, he was the commander of Baghdad operations. In 2024, Al-Shammani met with United Kingdom Home Secretary

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to coordinate efforts to prevent people smuggling from Iraq to the U.K. The resulting plan was described as an "unprecedented" cooperation effort to confront human trafficking and returning failed asylum seekers back to Iraq. In 2025, Al-Shammari signed an agreement with the government of Spain to cooperate on security and crime reduction efforts.

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Living people 21st-century Iraqi politicians 1967 births Date of birth missing (living people) {{Iraq-politician-stub