Saddam Hussein's Armed Forces Tariq Aziz – Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 1979–2003 (Real name Michael Youkhana) Basim Bello – Mayor of Tel Kaif, Iraq Yonathan Betkolia – Secretary General of the Assyrian Universal Alliance and Iran Parliament Representative Bahnam Zaya Bulos – Iraq Minister of Transport (2003–2004) Basimah Yusuf Butrus – Iraq Minister of Science and Technology 2005–2006 Kamel Hana Gegeo – chief bodyguard to Saddam Hussein Franso Hariri – Mayor of Erbil Fawzi Franso Hariri – Iraq Parliament Representative, Current Minister of Industry in Iraq Yonadam Kanna – Secretary General of the Assyrian Democratic Movement and Iraq Parliament Representative Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo – current Minister of Finance and Economy in Kurdistan Regional Government Wijdan Michael – current Minister of Human Rights in Iraq Tiras Odisho – Director General of National Olympic Committee of Iraq Tiras Odisho – head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee Ablahad Afraim Sawa – Iraq Parliament Representative Lady Surma D'Bait Mar Shimun (Surma Khanum) Pascal Esho Warda – Iraq Minister of Immigration and Refugees 2003–2004 Albert Edward Ismail Yelda – Iraq Ambassador to the Vatican Yusuf Salman Yusuf – Secretary General of Iraqi Communist Party 1941–1949 Iran Freydun Atturaya – co-founder of the Assyrian Socialist Party Turkey Erol Dora – Deputy of Grand National Assembly of Turkey Naum Faiq – Assyrian nationalist United Nations Dr. William Ishaya – Deputy Permanent Representative – Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, USA. In the Assyrian diaspora United States Mark Arabo – politician based in San Diego, California Adam Benjamin, Jr. – Indiana Congressman Wadie Deddeh – former California State Senator Anna Eshoo – California Congresswoman John Nimrod – Illinois Senator Atour Sargon – Lincolnwood Trustee Australia Ninos Khoshaba – former Member of the New South Wales Parliament Sydney Australia Andrew Rohan – current State Member for Smithfield New South Wales Parliament, and Fairfield City Council Councillor for the Liberal Party of Australia Sweden Metin Ataseven – Sweden Parliament Representative Ibrahim Baylan – Sweden Minister of Education 2004–2006 and Sweden Parliament Representative Yilmaz Kerimo – Sweden Parliament Representative Canada Helena Guergis – former Canadian Member of Parliament and Minister of State (Status of Women) Netherlands Attiya Gamri – Netherlands Parliament Representative, president of the Assyrian Confederation of Europe Other countries Iskender Alptekin – politician, singer and former President of the European Syriac Union José Murat Casab – (born to Iraqi immigrants) Mexican