Aiham Alsammarae Politician

Aiham Alsammarae (also spelled Ayham Al-Samarie, and Ayham Al-Sammarae) (Arabic: أيهم السامرائي‎) is a nationalistic, Sunni, Iraqi politician who served as Minister of Electricity from August 2003 until May 2005. He has been an active member of the Iraqi National List (headed by Iyad Allawi) and has fought hard for political reconciliation among Iraq's political parties as well as against the policy of de-Ba'athification, since his resignation as Minister of Electricity. Previously, he was a prominent member of the Iraqi Opposition and lived in exile in the U.S. for over 30 years.Dr. Alsammarae currently resides in Chicago, IL with his wife and three children.