Biography
Hayder Al-Shakeri is a research fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House.
Prior to joining Chatham House, Hayder supported the Arab regional cooperation programme in the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. Before this, he worked with the UN and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency in Baghdad. He frequently provides commentary on Iraqi affairs on several platforms.
Hayder holds a BA in public administration and political studies from the American University of Beirut (AUB), and an MSc in development studies from SOAS, University of London.
He is also a fellow with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).