Mohammed Shakir (Iraqi politician)

Mohammed Shakir al-Ghanam (Arabic: محمد شاكر الغنام; born 1941 or 1942) is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party's center in the Ninawa Governorate.[1][2] He formerly served as the official spokesperson to Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, the highest ranking Sunni politician under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.[3] In 2009, he was a candidate in the Ninawa governorate election.[4][5]

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