Till December 2009, he was known as an independent minister and most of the political parties were not able to prove his political leanings; however, he was banned from the 2010 Iraqi elections due to alleged links with the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party which were fabricated.
حتى ديسمبر 2009 كان معروفا كوزير مستقل ولم تتمكن معظم الأحزاب السياسية من إثبات ميوله السياسية إلا أنه منع من انتخابات البرلمان العراقي 2010 بسبب ارتباطاته المزعومة بحزب البعث الذي تم تصنيعه.