Professional Affiliation

Former Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations; Former Iraqi Ambassador to the United States

Expert Bio

Samir Sumaida'ie was born in Baghdad in 1944. After having graduated from Durham University, UK, he started and ran a design business in London. Sumaida'ie was a leader in  the opposition to Saddam Hussain. After returning from exile, he became a member of the Governing Council in 2003, then the Minister of Interior in 2004 and Permanent Representative to the UN in 2004 until 2006, and finally the Ambassador to the USA between the years 2006-2012. Ambassador Sumaida'ie was a Public Policy Fellow from February to May 2015.

Wilson Center Project

"American Intervention in Iraq 2003-2011"

Project Summary

Review the History of American intervention in Iraq, the structural changes in the State of Iraq initiated by the USA, and the long term effects of the same.

Major Publications

A paper entitled "Acquiescence & Legitimacy" for Yale Middle East Legal Studies Seminar.