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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
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  Mohammed Shia al-Sudani Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, 2025. (more) Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister of Iraq Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammed-Shia-al-Sudani Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

  External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Also known as: Muḥammad Shiyāʿ al-Sūdānī Written by Written by Adam Zeidan Adam Zeidan is an Assistant Managing Editor, having joined Encyclopædia Britannica in 2018. He covers a range of topics related primarily to the Middle East and North Africa. Adam Zeidan Fact-checked by Fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated Nov. 3, 2025 •History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (born 1970, Baghdad, Iraq) is the prime minister of Iraq (2022– ). Despite belonging to the often divisive Shiʿi Muslim faction that has dominated Iraqi politics since the fall of Saddam Hussein (2003), he is considered a pragmatist, and his tenure as prime minister has been marked by a degree of stability and development not seen since the onset of the Iraq War (2003–11). Sudani was born to a Shiʿi family from...

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