The book "The Secret Organizations That Rule the World: The Most Dangerous Secrets of American Strategy in Iraq and the Middle East" is authored by the Iraqi-Swiss writer Salim Matar. Published in 2011 by the Arab Institution for Studies and Publishing, the book discusses secret organizations like Freemasonry and their alleged role in shaping American policies in the Arab region, particularly in Iraq. It is categorized under the "Politics" series by the Arab Institution for Studies and Publishing.

Salim Matar, born in Baghdad in 1956, is an Iraqi-Swiss writer, historian, and thinker. In his youth, he joined the Iraqi Communist Party but left the country in late 1978 after the failure of the so-called National Front. He settled in Geneva in 1981, where he studied at the Development Institute at the University of Geneva, specializing in Third World sociology. He is known for his works on Iraqi history and culture and is the founder and editor-in-chief of "Mezopotamia" magazine, focusing on Iraqi culture and history.