Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi offered condolences on the death of the former Minister of Culture, Abdul Amir Al-Hamdani.
Al-Kadhimi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "With great sorrow and pain, we offer our condolences to the Iraqi cultural and academic arena, on the death of Dr. Abdul Amir Al-Hamdani, the former Minister of Culture, archaeologist and a well-known scientific figure."
He added, "The late was a shining sign in the archaeological effort and specialized scientific research, and everything related to providing knowledge and investigating the Mesopotamian heritage, the history of Iraqi civilizations, which he devoted himself to."
Al-Kadhimi continued: “We lost an academic scholar, a scientific researcher, and a statesman who gave a lot to culture, knowledge and service to Iraq, and we can only pray for patience and solace to his family and lovers and the rest of the Iraqi cultural family."
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