Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli (Arabic:هاشم عبد الرحمن الشبلي Hāshim ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ash-Shiblī) is an Iraqi politician from Baghdad who was the Iraqi Justice Minister from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Nouri al-Maliki.
A lawyer, a Sunni Muslim, and a member of the National Democratic Party, Hashim Abderrahman al-Shibli was appointed Minister of Justice in September 2003.
[2] Shibli is also the chairman of the government committee charged with implementing the articles of the Constitution of Iraq that relate to Kirkuk's status.
[4] He resigned from his post at March 31, 2007, citing political differences with the Prime Minister al-Maliki over the execution of Saddam Hussein and with the Iraqi National List over the future of Kirkuk.
[5] However a spokesman for the government said his inability to control abuse at prisons meant he was going to be replaced in a forthcoming reshuffle.