abstract:Sami al-Askari () is an Iraqi politician and member of the Iraqi National Assembly. al-Askai is associated with the State of Law political coalition During the regime of Saddam Hussein he was active in exile opposition politics, joining the 1992 Executive Council of the Iraqi National Congress as a representative of the Islamic Dawa Party.
The Guardian said the top negotiator for the Iraqi government, Sami al-Askari, had flown several time to Iran to negotiate with the kidnappers in the holy city of Qom.