Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani is an Iraqi Shiite nuclear scientist. As a scientist and an advisor to the Iraqi government, Shahristani was imprisoned in Abu Ghraib for ten years for objecting to Saddam Hussein's plans for a nuclear arsenal.
Shahristani was seen as a leading pick as the Iraqi prime minister for the provisional government; as a nonpolitical figure, he seems ideal for the position, as the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites have all expressed willingness to support him. On April 4, 2005, the Iraqi National Assembly tapped him as one of its deputy speakers.
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