Khodair al-Khozaei

Dr. Khodair al-Khozaei (also transliterated as Khudayir al-Khuza'i) is the Iraqi Minister of Education and a member of the Islamic Call 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.

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* [http://www.juancole.com/2006/06/islamist-and-jihadist-as-iraq.html Tramslation of Party newspaper profile]