Abd al-Ameer al-Shammari

Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari (; born 1967) is an Iraqi army general who is currently the director of the Office of the Commander in Chief. He served as minister of interior in the government of Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani and previously served as deputy chief of the Joint Operations Command during 2020–2022. He has also served as military inspector for the Ministry of Defence, security supervisor for Nineveh Governorate and head of Baghdad Operations Command.

Career In 2024, Al-Shammari met with United Kingdom Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to coordinate efforts to prevent human trafficking from Iraq to the U.K. The resulting plan was described as an "unprecedented" cooperation effort to confront human trafficking and returning failed asylum seekers back to Iraq. In 2025, Al-Shammari signed an agreement with the government of Spain to cooperate on security and crime reduction efforts.