Dr. Osama Maukhlif Tawfiq al-Tikriti is the leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party

Iraqi Islamic Party

The Iraqi Islamic Party is currently the largest Sunni Islamist political party in Iraq as well as the most prominent member of the Iraqi Accord Front political coalition. It is currently part of the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...

, a Sunni Arab religious party which was the largest Sunni Arab led party in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005. He succeeded Tariq al-Hashimi, Vice President of Iraq, as leader of the IIP when al-Hashimi left the party to form the Renewal List

Renewal List

The Renewal List is an Iraqi political party founded by the Sunni Arab Vice President of Iraq, Tariq al-Hashimi in 2009 to contest the Iraqi legislative election of 2010....

.

He is a member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq from Baghdad Province

Baghdad Province

Baghdad Province may refer to:*Baghdad Province, Ottoman Empire *Baghdad Governorate...

. He is a member of the CoR's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Tikriti's son, Anas, is the former head of the Muslim Association of Britain

Muslim Association of Britain

The Muslim Association of Britain is an Islamic organisation in the United Kingdom established in 1997.-Anti-war activities:Along with Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, it has co-sponsored various demonstrations against the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq...

, which is associated with the Iraqi Islamic Party.

External links

• Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) (Arabic only)
• Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) (English page)