Hussain al-Shahristani

Hussain Al-Shahristani
حسين الشهرستاني
Shahristani in 2009
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
In office
8 September 2014 – 15 August 2016
Prime MinisterHaider al-Abadi
Preceded byAli al-Adeeb
Succeeded byAbdul Razzaq al-Issa
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
21 December 2010 – 8 September 2014
Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki
Preceded byBarham Salih
Salam al-Zobaie
Raffie al-Issawi
Succeeded byHoshyar Zebari
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 July 2014 – 8 September 2014
Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki
Preceded byHoshyar Zebari
Succeeded byIbrahim al-Jaafari
Minister of Energy
In office
20 May 2006 – 21 December 2010
Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki
Preceded byIbrahim Bahr al-Uloum
Succeeded byAbdul Karim Luaibi
Personal details
Born
Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani

1942 (age 81–82)
Karbala, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
Canadian
Political partyState of Law Coalition
Alma materImperial College London
University of Toronto
University of Baghdad

Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani (born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served in different cabinet posts, including as Iraq's Minister of Higher Education.