▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Ira qi ▁government , ▁but ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁res h uffle ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁Al - A har ar ▁B loc ▁and ▁became ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁all ▁political ▁movement ▁connected ▁to ▁Sad rist s ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁National ▁E lections ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁for ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁and ▁Northern ▁parts ▁of ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁became ▁Head ▁of ▁Al - A hr ar ▁B loc ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁. ▁His ▁b loc ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 3 4 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ira qi ▁Parliament ▁making ▁Al ▁A hr ar ▁the ▁first ▁biggest ▁single ▁b loc ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁biggest ▁coal ition ▁after ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N ouri ▁al - Mal iki ' ▁State ▁of ▁Law ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁Al - As adi ▁has ▁published ▁several ▁articles ▁and ▁critical ▁ess ays ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁English ; ▁he ▁gave ▁inter views ▁in ▁both ▁languages ▁to ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁channels ▁and ▁media ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁tens ▁of ▁events ▁and ▁training ▁courses ▁as ▁a ▁particip ant ▁and ▁a ▁tra iner . ▁Among ▁his ▁interests ▁are : ▁painting ▁and ▁call ig raph y , ▁writing ▁short ▁stories , ▁and ▁lect uring ▁and ▁public ▁speech . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : I ra qi