Iraqi officials' dual nationality criticized

The dual nationality of a number of Iraqi officials is provoking a heated debate about the allegiances and interests of dual-passport holders within Iraqi political circles.

Bahaa al-Araji, the head of parliament’s legal committee, recently accused influential government figures of blocking a law that prohibits high ranking officials from holding dual nationality because it threatens their personal interests.

Al-Araji, a member of the Sadrist bloc, told Niqash that more than 50 parliamentarians, two members of the presidency council and a number of ministers and officials hold a second nationality.

To name just a few, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and hi...

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