Abdul Karim al-Anizi is an Iraqi politician[1] and a member of the National Assembly of Iraq, representing Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation,[2] the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition.[3]

He served as Minister of State for National Security under the Iraqi Transitional Government.

In May 2005 he was tipped as a possible compromise candidate for Prime Minister after Ibrahim al-Jaafari was vetoed by the Alliance's Kurdish and Sunni coalition partners.[4]

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