Sajad Jiyad is an Iraqi political analyst based in Baghdad. He is a fellow at The Century Foundation and is the author of the book God’s Man in Iraq. His main focus is on public policy and governance in Iraq, having published over 40 papers and articles on a range of Iraq-related issues since 2020. He has an educational background in economics, politics and Islamic studies.
Fellow, Century International; Director, Shia Politics Working Group


Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.

Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.