Al-Zaidi ends Hamid al-Shatri's assignment as intelligence chief
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi issued an order ending Hamid al-Shatri's assignment as head of the intelligence agency, according to a document; the document did not name a replacement. Al-Shatri was assigned in December/November 2024 during Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Monday issued an order ending Hamid al-Shatri's assignment as head of the intelligence agency, according to a document circulated in media reports.
The document indicates the termination decision was issued on al-Zaidi's instructions, without naming any candidates to assume the agency's leadership in place of al-Shatri.
Hamid al-Shatri had been assigned the duties of head of the intelligence agency in December/November 2024 during the government of Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.
