Basimah Yusuf Butrus
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Basimah Yusuf Butrus (or Basima Yousif Putros) (1963 Arbil, Iraq - )is a Iraqi-Assyrian politician that is currently serving as the Minister of Science and Technology in Iraq. She is currently the only Minister in Iraq that is Christian. She graduated from Salahaddin University, earning Master's degree in Biochemistry. Basimah belongs to the Chaldean Catholic Church. She is a human rights activist in Iraqi Kurdistan and is a member of the Catholic humanitarian organization named Caritas.
Preceded by: Rashad Mandan Omar |
Minister of Science and Technology May 2005 |
Succeeded by: ' |