Ayad al-Samarrai | |
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إياد السامرائي | |
| Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2011 | |
| Deputy | Salim al-Jabouri |
| Preceded by | Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi Islamic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ayad al-Samarrai (Arabic: إياد السامرائي; born 1946) is a Sunni Arab Iraqi politician,[1] who was the chairman of the Iraqi Accord Front parliamentary group, and since July 2011 is the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Islamic Party. He was elected as the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament on April 19, 2009,[1] and served until June 2010.