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Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim
Iraqi politician
Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim (Arabic: سمير عبد العزيز النجم; born 1937 in Baghdad)[1] is a former Iraqi politician, who held several senior positions under President Saddam Hussein. He was the Minister for Oil from January to April 2003 and the President's chief of staff for several years after the 1991 Gulf War.[2] He also served as the Iraqi ambassador to Egypt, Turkey, Spain and Russia.[3][4]