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 Minister	Haider al-Abadi
Preceded by	Ali al-Adeeb
Succeeded by	Abdul Razzaq al-Issa
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office 21 December 2010 – 8 September 2014 Serving with Saleh al-Mutlaq and Rowsch Shaways
Prime Minister	Nouri al-Maliki
Preceded by	Barham Salih Salam al-Zobaie Raffie al-Issawi
Succeeded by	Hoshyar Zebari
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 July 2014 – 8 September 2014
Prime Minister	Nouri al-Maliki
Preceded by	Hoshyar Zebari
Succeeded by	Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Minister of Energy
In office 20 May 2006 – 21 December 2010
Prime Minister	Nouri al-Maliki
Preceded by	Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum
Succeeded by	Abdul Karim Luaibi
Personal details
Born	Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani 1942 (age 81–82) Karbala, Iraq
Nationality	Iraqi Canadian
Political party	State of Law Coalition
Alma mater	Imperial 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.