Bahaa Araji (Arabic: بهاء الاعرجي) was a member of the Iraqi National Assembly until 2014.
He served as Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs from September 2014 to August 2015.
[citation needed] During coalition negotiations in 2006 he strongly opposed the inclusion of Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National List in the government, saying they represented a red line drawn in blood.
[citation needed] Bahaa Al Araji was born in Kazimiyah, Baghdad, to a large family.
In August 2015, after his resignation and consecutive Deputy Prime Minister position abolishment by an Al Abadi Government reform, he was targeted by a probe for nine allegations including property racketeering and financial corruption.