Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq | |
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Appointer | Council of Representatives of Iraq |
Term length | 4-years |
Inaugural holder | Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (modern incarnation) |
Formation | 16 March 2008 (modern incarnation) |
Member State of the Arab League |
Constitution |
Iraqportal |
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq is the presiding officer of that legislature. The position was preceded by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq, up to the Iraq War.
Since 14 November 2023, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi serves as the acting speaker.
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— | Acting speaker. |
Iraqi Regional Branch (Iraqi Ba'ath Party) | |
Iraqi National List | |
Iraqi Accord Front | |
Coalition of Kurdistan Lists | |
Iraqi National Movement | |
Muttahidoon | |
Takadum |
The upper house from 1925 to 1958, see Senate of Iraq
The lower house from 1925 to 1958, see Chamber of Deputies of Iraq
Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2005)Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq (1980–2005) | ||||||||
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Convocation | |
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1 | — | Naim Haddad | 1 July 1980 | 19 August 1983 | Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) | 1 (1980) | 1st convocation (1980–1984) | |
2 | Sa'dun Hammadi (1930–2007) | 19 August 1983 | 31 October 1984 | Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) | 1 (1980) | 1st convocation (1980–1984) | ||
31 October 1984 | 12 April 1989 | 2 (1984) | 2nd convocation (1984–1989) | |||||
12 April 1989 | 26 April 1989 | 3 (1989) | 3rd convocation (1989–1996) | |||||
3 | — | Sa'adi Mahdi Salih | 26 April 1989 | 9 November 1995 | Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) | 1 (1989) | 3rd convocation (1989–1996) | |
2 | Sa'dun Hammadi (1930–2007) | 8 April 1996 | 9 April 2000 | Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) | 1 (1996) | 4th convocation (1996–2000) | ||
9 April 2000 | 9 April 2003 | 2 (2000) | 5th convocation (2000–2003) | |||||
Republic of Iraq (2005–present)Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (2005–2006) | ||||||||
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Convocation | |
1 | Hajim al-Hassani (1954–) | 3 April 2005 | 16 March 2006 | Iraqi National List | 1 (2005 (Jan)) | 1st convocation (2005–2006) | ||
Speaker of the Council of Representatives (2006–present) | ||||||||
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party | Term | Convocation | |
1 | — | Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (1948–) | 16 March 2006 | 23 December 2008 | Iraqi Accord Front | 1 (2005 (Dec)) | 1st convocation (2006–2010) | |
2 | — | Ayad al-Samarrai (1946–) | 19 April 2009 | 14 June 2010 | Iraqi Accord Front | 1 (2005 (Dec)) | 1st convocation (2006–2010) | |
— | Fouad Masoum (1938–) | 14 June 2010 | 11 November 2010 | Coalition of Kurdistan Lists | 1 (2010) | 2nd convocation (2010–2014) | ||
3 | Usama al-Nujayfi (1956–) | 11 November 2010 | 15 July 2014 | Iraqi National Movement / Muttahidoon | 1 (2010) | 2nd convocation (2010–2014) | ||
4 | Salim al-Jabouri (1971–) | 15 July 2014 | 1 July 2018 | Muttahidoon | 1 (2014) | 3rd convocation (2014–2018) | ||
5 | Mohammed Al-Halbousi (1981–) | 15 September 2018 | 14 November 2023 | Takadum | 1 (2018) | 4th convocation (2018–2022) | ||
— | Muhsin | 14 November 2023 | Present |
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