Ali al-Shemari

Ali al-Shemari is an Iraqi politician from the Sadrist Movement who was the Health Minister of Iraq from May 20, 2006, until April 16, 2007.

Al-Shemari's deputy, Hakim al-Zamili, and his security chief, Hamid al-Shammari, were arrested and tried in 2007 on claims they ran a death squad that attacked Sunni Arabs patients and visitors in Health Ministry hospitals. Among their supposed victims was Ammar al-Saffar, another deputy health minister who was preparing to expose corruption[citation needed] in the ministry, kidnapped in November 2006.[1] Both men were cleared of all charges when key witnesses failed to show up after facing alleged intimidation.[2]

Following the arrest of his deputies, Shemari fled Iraq.[3]

Political offices
Preceded by Health Minister of Iraq
May 20, 2006 - April 16, 2007 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ Gordon, Michael R. (16 November 2007). "Iraqi Premier Wants Trial of 2 Shiites in Killings (Published 2007)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ "Iraq's Sadrists demand U.S. release former minister". March 4, 2008. The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Cholera Outbreak Highlights Iraq's Plight