Ahmed Al Asadi
Ahmed Jassim Al Asadi is an Iraqi politician who currently serves as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. He leads the Bilad Sumer Bloc, which is part of the governing Coordination Framework. On the other hand, he also leads the ‘Islamic Movement in Iraq’ and its armed wing Kata'ib Jund al-Imam. He was previously the spokesman of the Fatah Alliance as well as the Popular Mobilization Forces. He was the victim of an extortion campaign carried out by Australian and Canadian citizens. Al-Asadi is a dual Australian and Iraqi national.He hails from the Banu Asad tribe.
Positions
- Member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Iraqi Parliament
- MP from Dhi Qar Governorate
- He was considered an alternative deputy to then-Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
- He served as a national reconciliation adviser to the former Iraqi prime minister