Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi expressed his condolences on the death of Alfred Samaan.
Al-Kadhimi said in a tweet followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "We received with great pain the news of the departure of Professor Al-Fareed Samaan, who spent his life bearing the principles of freedom, dignity and justice. Iraq has lost a tall palm tree of its virgin palm trees, which has planted seedlings that will flourish creativity, patriotism and struggle."
He added, "Mercy is for the deceased, and condolences are for everyone who knew him and touched his firm positions with love, nobility and humanity."