Asad al-Hashemi

Asad Kamal Mohammed Abdullah al-Hashimi is an Iraqi politician and the current Culture Minister in the government of Nouri al-Maliki

Background

Hashemi is a Sunni Arab Iraqi who is a professor of Islamic studies. He is a member of the Iraqi People's Conference, a Sunni Arab-led political party led by Adnan al-Dulaimi, which is part of the Iraqi Accord Front electoral coalition.

Hashimi was appointed as Culture Minister in May 2006 as one of six members from the Iraqi Accord Front. , The Iraq Foundation, Radio Free Europe, 2006-05-24, accessed on 2007-06-29

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., Radio Free Europe, 2007-06-26, accessed on 2006-07-29, Voice of America, 2007-06-29, accessed on 2007-06-29, Associated Press, via the Denver Post, 2007-06-29, accessed on 2007-06-29

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