Khodair al-Khozaei
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Dr. Khodair al-Khozaei is the Iraq
i Minister of Education and a member of the Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation
party.
He was appointed by Prime Minister Maliki
in May 2006.
He was born in 1947 in Maysan and obtained Doctorates in the Philosophy of Islamic Thought and Quranic Studies. He worked in universities and has written books on Quranic interpretation.
He was elected to the Iraqi National Assembly in January 2005
and December 2005
as part of the United Iraqi Alliance
list.
In 2008 his ministry published a book for primary schools pupils called "Islamic Education", which detailed the differences in prayer
between Sunnis and Shiites. This was denounced by Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, one of the most senior Shi'a clerics in Iraq, as "creating sectarianism" and "imposing one sect's control on another sect". Najafi said he refused to "listen to advice given to him with love by religious authorities in Najaf".
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Minister of Education and a member of the Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation
The Islamic Dawa Party was formed in 1957 in the Iraqi holy City of Najaf. Their aim was to create a movement which would promote Islamic values and ethics, and which would become an instrument for political activeness. This came at a time when there was widespread ignorance about religion and...
party.
He was appointed by Prime Minister Maliki
Maliki
The ' madhhab is one of the schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the second-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 25% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa, West Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and in some parts of Saudi Arabia...
in May 2006.
He was born in 1947 in Maysan and obtained Doctorates in the Philosophy of Islamic Thought and Quranic Studies. He worked in universities and has written books on Quranic interpretation.
He was elected to the Iraqi National Assembly in January 2005
Iraqi legislative election, January 2005
Elections for the National Assembly of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005 in Iraq. The 275-member National Assembly was a parliament created under the Transitional Law during the Occupation of Iraq...
and December 2005
Iraqi legislative election, December 2005
Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect a permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives....
as part of the United Iraqi Alliance
United Iraqi Alliance
The National Iraqi Alliance , also known as the Watani List, is an Iraqi electoral coalition that contested the Iraqi legislative election, 2010. The Alliance is mainly composed of Shi'a Islamist parties...
list.
In 2008 his ministry published a book for primary schools pupils called "Islamic Education", which detailed the differences in prayer
Salat
Salah is the practice of formal prayer in Islam. Its importance for Muslims is indicated by its status as one of the Five Pillars of Sunni Islam, of the Ten Practices of the Religion of Twelver Islam and of the 7 pillars of Musta'lī Ismailis...
between Sunnis and Shiites. This was denounced by Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, one of the most senior Shi'a clerics in Iraq, as "creating sectarianism" and "imposing one sect's control on another sect". Najafi said he refused to "listen to advice given to him with love by religious authorities in Najaf".