Iraq removes head of Sunni Endowment, appoints acting chief

Shafaq News – Baghdad

On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani dismissed the head of the Sunni Endowment (Diwan al-Waqf al-Sunni), Mushaan Mohi Al-Khazraji.

According to a statement from the PM’s media office, the decision followed a request from the Iraqi Jurisprudential Council, which proposed three alternative candidates under Article (4/Second) of the Sunni Endowment Law No. (56 of 2012).

Al-Sudani assigned Amer Shakir Al-Janabi to lead the Endowment in an acting capacity for six months, directing him to strengthen moderate discourse, reject extremism, and keep the institution away from political or electoral exploitation.

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The dismissal followed tensions at Baghdad’s Karim al-Nasir Mosque, where Imam Abdul Sattar al-Qurghuli collapsed and died after a dispute during Friday prayers. Some politicians accused the Sunni Endowment of mismanagement. Al-Sudani ordered an investigative committee, stressing the need to “promote tolerance and avoid sectarian incitement.”