Mohammed Shakir al-Ghanam (; born 1941 or 1942) is an

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i politician and leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party's center in the

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. He formerly served as the official

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to Vice President

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, the highest ranking

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politician under Prime Minister

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. In 2009, he was a candidate in the Ninawa governorate election.

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