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Mohammed Hussain Nasrallah

Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Muhammad-Ali Nasrallah (Arabic: محمد حسين محمد علي آل نصر الله; born May 17, 1951)[3] is an Iraqi judge, prosecutor, and served as the president of Court of Appeal for four different Iraqi provinces.[4][5] He retired in May 2014. He is currently a Law Representative for Pillsbury Global in Iraq and the chief of the Nasrallah family.[6]

Sayyid
Mohammed Hussain Nasrallah
السيد محمد حسين نصر الله
Member of the Judicial Supervisory Authority
In office
2011 – May 27, 2014
President of the Court of Appeal of al-Muthanna
In office
October 18, 2007 – 2011
Preceded byRashid al-Khayoun
Succeeded byDhiya al-Zanbur
President of the Court of Appeal of Karbala
In office
June 8, 2005 – October 18, 2007
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byRashid al-Khayoun
President of the Court of Appeal of Wasit
In office
March 22, 2004 – June 8, 2005
Preceded byJowhar Mahood
Succeeded byFaeq Dhamad
Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Babil
In office
October 20, 2003 – March 22, 2004
Preceded bySami al-Mamuri
Succeeded bySami al-Mamuri
41st Custodian of the Imam Husayn Shrine
In office
April 5, 2003 – August 24, 2003
Preceded byAbdul Sahib Nasrallah
Succeeded byCustodianship abolished
Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalaei, Secretary General
Personal details
Born
Muhammad-Husayn Muhammad-Ali Abid Nasrallah

(1951-05-17) May 17, 1951 (age 73)
Karbala, Iraq
Children4
RelativesAref Nasrallah (first cousin)[1]
Hashem Nasrallah (first cousin, once removed)
EducationUniversity of Baghdad (LLB)[2]
Iraqi Judicial Institute (J)
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/service Iraqi Ground Forces
Years of serviceOctober 1, 1972, to December 12, 1973 (431 days)
UnitIraq Army Reserve

Early life and education

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Nasrallah was born on May 17, 1951, to Muhammad-Ali Nasrallah and Monira Tumah. Both of his parents hail from the noble Al Faiz family, and claim agnatic descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatimah and her husband, Ali, the first Shia Imam.[7] Nasrallah was born in Karbala, and grew up there. He is the eldest of six children. His ancestors on some occasions ruled the city, and held custodianship of its holy sites.[8][9] His brother, Haidar was executed by the Baathist regime in 1989.

Education

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He moved to Baghdad in the late 1960s, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in law and politics in 1972 from the University of Baghdad.[10][11] He was conscripted into the military after he graduated from university, and appointed as a legal soldier, serving for just under two years. Nasrallah then worked as a judicial investigator in 1973, until he joined the Judicial Institute of Iraq in 1977 to become a judge. He graduated as a judge from the institute in 1979. He also graduated in supreme specialised studies from the same institute in 2000.

Nasrallah was awarded with a certificate from the United Nations during a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide course in 2003.

Under a grant from the British Department for International Development, Nasrallah travelled, along with 139 other Iraqi judges, to Prague, to attend the Judging in a Democratic State course at the CEELI Institute. He attained a diploma from the institute in 2004.[12][13][14] He also holds a diploma in Law Enforcement attained in Verbania, in 2005.

Career

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On June 19, 1979, the republican decree was issued appointing judges for that year, and Nasrallah was among those assigned, yet he was reluctant to assume his role. This was due to the civil laws in Baathist Iraq that clashed with Islamic laws and values. Hence, he ended up seeking Muhammad-Baqir al-Sadr in Najaf, and managed to get a religious decree allowing him to do so, with guidance on how to work the role, without violating his religious values.[15]

Nasrallah participated in the 1991 uprising by supporting the rebels, and was eventually suspected by the Baathists and so was sent away from his hometown to work in cities in the north and south of Iraq.

Mayoralty and Custodianship

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Shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a governance committee was formed to run Karbala, and so the members nominated Nasrallah as the new mayor that would replace Tali al-Douri. However Nasrallah turned down the city's request as he was focused on his career.[16] Nasrallah was then assigned as a custodian of the Imam Husayn shrine, until a secretary general was appointed by Ayatollah Sistani, as part of the constitutional transition of the shrines' management from the sidana to the Shi'i Endowment Office. However, Nasrallah remained on the shrine's management board until January 14, 2014.[17]

Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal is the highest judicial and administrative body in Iraq. The head of the court is considered to be the head of justice in the province and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council.[18] On October 20, 2003, Nasrallah was assigned as vice president of the Court of Appeal of Babil. A year later he became the president of the Court of Appeal of Wasit, and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council. In 2005, he established the Court of Appeal in Karbala and was assigned as its president. Two years later, he became the president of the Court of Appeal of al-Muthanna, until 2011.[19][1][20]

Judicial Supervisory Authority

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In 2011, he became a member of the Judicial Supervisory Authority of the Supreme Judicial Council. Nasrallah was responsible for monitoring the conduct of the judges and the staff in the courts of Babil, Wasit, Najaf and al-Qadissiyah.[18] He remained a member of the commission, until he retired on May 27, 2014.[21]

Technocratic Nomination

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In 2016, Muqtada al-Sadr attempted to form a technocratic government along with Haider al-Abadi.[22][23] For this campaign, Nasrallah was nominated as Minister of Justice, considering his political independence, and honourable reputation.[4][24][25][26] However, due to the political chaos in Iraq, the plans for the government were not followed through.

Works

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Nasrallah has produced three law studies:

  • The Obligatory Will: In Law and Jurispuridence (1987)
  • Laws of Absence (1993)
  • Protesting and Appealing Laws in Absentia (1999)

The result of the first two studies caused amendments in the Iraqi Law of Personal Status.[27]

Personal life

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Nasrallah is married and has four children. His son Ali, teaches Computer Science at the University of Karbala.[28][29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "al-Sayyid al-Marja' Yastaqbil Ra'is Mahkamat Isti'naf Wa Masool al-Ilaqat al-Ama Fi Karbala a-Muqadassa" [Sayyid al-Marja' welcomes President of Appeals Tribunal court of Karbala as well as the Director of Public Relations]. alshirazi.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. ^ "UOB Law College graduates of 1971/1972" (PDF). colaw.uobaghdad.edu.iq (in Arabic). #296.
  3. ^ Tarikh al-Qadha Fi Madinat Karbala (1534-2022) [History of Judiciary in Karbala] (in Arabic). Karbala Studies and Research Centre. 2022. p. 219.
  4. ^ a b "Sayyid Mohammed Nasrallah Murashahan li-Wizarat al-'Adl" [Sayyid Mohammed Nasrallah Nominated For Ministry of Justice]. Shabakat Iraq al-Khayr (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 February 2020. He is the son of Karbala, from the noble al-Fa'iz al-Musawi family. He is President of the Appeals Tribunal of Karbala, and previously al-Muthanna.
  5. ^ Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1998). Asha'er Karbala Wa 'Usariha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha'. p. 232.
  6. ^ "Al Sada Al Nasrallah al-Faizi" [The Sayyids of Al Nasralla of Al Faiz]. www.facebook.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-19. Assignment of Muhammad-Husayn Nasrallah (The Judge) as chief of the family on 2017-12-15
  7. ^ Tu'ma, Salman Hadi (1998). 'Asha'ir Karbala Wa Usarha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Muhja al-Baydha'. p. 229.
  8. ^ Sadr, Sayyid Hassan (1965). Nuzhat Ahl al-Haramayn Fi 'Imarat al-Mashhadayn [A Stroll into the Sights of the Shrines] (in Arabic). Lucknow, India. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Shams al-Din, Sayyid Ibrahim. al-Buyutat al-'Alawiya Fi Karbala [The Alid Households in Karbala] (in Arabic). Karbala, Iraq: Matba'at Karbala. p. 12.
  10. ^ "UOB Law College graduates of 1971/1972" (PDF). colaw.uobaghdad.edu.iq (in Arabic). #296.
  11. ^ al-Karbassi, Ayatollah Dr. Mohammed Sadiq. Tarikh al-Maraqid (al-Husayn Wa Ahli Baytih Wa Ansarih) [Shrine History (Hussain, his family and companions)] (in Arabic). Vol. 4. London, UK: Hussaini Centre for Research. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-902490-37-3.
  12. ^ "Annual Report of 2005" (PDF). ceeliinstitute.org.
  13. ^ "Rule of Law, Development, Diplomacy". www.dillonhillas.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19. Nasrallah appears in the far left of those sitting down, in the image captioned: "With the Iraqi judges at the CEELI Institute in Prague. Photo by Dr. M. Zimmer."
  14. ^ "Iraqi judges train in Prague to better understand their role in a democratic society". Radio Prague International. 2004-09-23. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  15. ^ Tarikh al-Qadha Fi Madinat Karbala (1534-2022) [History of Judiciary in Karbala] (in Arabic). Karbala Studies and Research Centre. 2022. p. 220.
  16. ^ "Karbala Tunshi' Lajnah li-Idarat Shu'unaha Wa Ta'yeen Muhafidhan Laha" [Karbala forms a governing committee to manage the city and nominates a Mayor]. Elaph Publishing Limited (in Arabic). 16 April 2003. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  17. ^ al-Karbassi, Ayatollah Dr. Mohammed Sadiq. Tarikh al-Maraqid (al-Husayn Wa Ahli Baytih Wa Ansarih) [Shrine History (Hussain, his family and companions)] (in Arabic). Vol. 4. London, UK: Hussaini Centre for Research. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-902490-37-3.
  18. ^ a b "al-Nitham al-Qadha'i Fi al-Iraq" [The Judicial System in Iraq]. www.hjc.iq (in Arabic).
  19. ^ "Sada Jum'at Karbala al-Muqadassa Fi Mu'asasat al-Qadhaa' al-'Ulya" [Karbala's Friday Echoes for the Supreme Judicial Institutions]. Buratha News Outlet (in Arabic). 14 October 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Sahafiyun wa Qadat al-Riy Fi al-Simawah Yu'akidun Tadhaminhum Ma'a al-Mada wa Huriyyat al-I'lam" [Journalists and Intellectuals in Samawah Endorse al-Mada and Freedom of Journalism]. almadapaper.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  21. ^ "al-Sudani Sayuhal Ila al-Qadha Qareeban Wa Shukook Hawl Wujudah Fil Bilad" [al-Sudani Will Fall into the Hands of the Law And Doubts of His Presence in the Country]. Noon News Outlet (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Powerful cleric al-Sadr calls for 'technocratic government' in Iraq". TheNewArab. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Ta'araf Ala Wazir al-Kahraba wa Wazir al-Adl Fi al-Hukuma al-Jadida" [Get to know the Minister of Electricity and Minister of Justice in the new government]. al-Rasid News Outlet (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  24. ^ "Asma' Tashkilat Hukumat al-Teknoqrat Alaty Qadamaha al-Ebadi lil-Barlaman al-Iraqi" [List of names nominated for the Technocratic Government PM al-Abadi presented to the Iraqi parliament]. aa.com.tr (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  25. ^ "al-Siyar al-Thatiyah li-Murashihi Wizarat Haider al-Abadi al-Jadeeda" [Biographies of nominees for Haider al-Abadi's new ministry]. وکالة تسنیم الدولیة للأنباء (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  26. ^ "Tarshih Wuzara' Technoqrat Yanhi al-I'tisam.. Wa Hathihi Siyarhom" [Technocrat ministers nominated ends protests.. and these are their bios]. almasalah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  27. ^ "Personal Status Law of 1959 Personal Status Law" (PDF). refworld.org.
  28. ^ "al-Sirah al-Thatiyah Ali Muhammad-Husayn" [Biography of Ali Muhammad-Husayn]. science.uokerbala.edu.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  29. ^ "Ali NASRALLA - ARID". portal.arid.my (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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