Thabit al-Abassi
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| name = Thabit al-Abassi
| native_name = {{nobold|ثابت العباسي}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Thabit Muhammad Al-Abbasi in 2024 (cropped).jpg
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| office = Minister of Defence of Iraq
| term_start = {{Start date|2022|10|27|df=y}}
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| primeminister = Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
| predecessor = Juma Inad
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
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| citizenship = Iraqi
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| party = State of Law Coalition
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Thabit al-Abassi ({{langx|ar|ثابت العباسي}}; born 1963 in Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate) is an Iraqi politician who is serving as the Minister of Defense of Iraq in the government of Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani. He was elected by the Council of Representatives of Iraq on October 27, 2022, as part of the Hasm Movement for Reform, which he heads.{{cite web|url=https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=96499|title=ثابت محمد سعيد رضا العباسي وزيراً للدفاع في حكومة السوداني|lang=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027185128/https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=96499|archive-date=2022-10-27|date=2022-10-27}}{{cite web|url=https://almadapaper.net/print.php?cat=249504|title=182 مرشحاً من أحزاب الظل يعملون لجمع الأصوات لصالح 3 قوى سُنية|lang=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429090950/https://almadapaper.net/print.php?cat=249504|archive-date=2023-04-29}} He holds a Bachelor's degree in military science and is fluent in Arabic, English and Turkish.
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Category:Ministers of defence of Iraq
Category:Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
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