title: Numan al-Samarrai
text: # Numan al-Samarrai
  
  Numan al-Samarrai (Arabic: نعمان السامرائي; 1935 – 25 November 2021) was an Iraqi Sunni Muslim scholar and politician. A member of the Iraqi Islamic Party, he served as its first-ever Secretary-General in 1960 prior to the party's banning.
  
  