Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani. Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani is an Iraqi politician and former agricultural engineer who served as the prime minister of Iraq from 2022 to 2026. Towards the end of his term, he also served temporarily as the acting minister of defence. Prior to his premiership, he held a number of ministerial positions; namely, minister of labour and social affairs, acting minister of industry and minerals, acting minister of trade, acting minister of migration and the displaced, acting minister of finance, acting minister of agriculture, and minister of human rights.