Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

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Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
Coat of arms of Iraq
Haibet Alhalbousi.jpg
since 29 December 2025
Appointer Council of Representatives of Iraq
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
(current incarnation)
Formation16 March 2008
(current incarnation)

The 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.

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Haibat al-Halbousi is the current speaker; has was elected to the postion in 29 December 2025.

Speakers

Presidents of Senate of Iraq

The upper house from 1925 to 1958, see Senate of Iraq

Presidents of Chamber of Deputies of Iraq

The lower house from 1925 to 1958, see Chamber of Deputies of Iraq

Meaning
—Acting speaker.
Iraqi Regional Branch (Iraqi Ba'ath Party)
Iraqi National List
Iraqi Accord Front
Coalition of Kurdistan Lists
Iraqi National Movement
Muttahidoon
Takadum

Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2005)

Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq (1980–2005)

№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1
—
 Naim Haddad 1 July 198019 August 1983 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		1
(1980)		1st convocation
(1980–1984)
2 Sa'dun Hammadi (cropped).jpg Sa'dun Hammadi
(1930–2007)		19 August 198331 October 1984 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		1
(1980)		1st convocation
(1980–1984)
31 October 198412 April 19892
(1984)		2nd convocation
(1984–1989)
12 April 198926 April 19893
(1989)		3rd convocation
(1989–1996)
3
—
 Sa'adi Mahdi Salih 26 April 19899 November 1995 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		1
(1989)		3rd convocation
(1989–1996)
2 Sa'dun Hammadi (cropped).jpg Sa'dun Hammadi
(1930–2007)		8 April 19969 April 2000 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		1
(1996)		4th convocation
(1996–2000)
9 April 20009 April 20032
(2000)		5th convocation
(2000–2003)

Republic of Iraq (2005–present)

Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (2005–2006)

№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1 Iraqi Speaker.jpg Hajim al-Hassani
(1954–)		3 April 200516 March 2006 Iraqi National List 1
(2005 (Jan))		1st convocation
(2005–2006)

Speaker of the Council of Representatives (2006–present)

№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1 Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.jpg Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
(1948–)		16 March 200623 December 2008 Iraqi Accord Front 1
(2005 (Dec))		1st convocation
(2006–2010)
2
—
 Ayad al-Samarrai
(1946–)		19 April 200914 June 2010Iraqi Accord Front1
(2005 (Dec))		1st convocation
(2006–2010)
— Fuad Masum 2014-09-23.jpg Fouad Masoum
(1938–)		14 June 201011 November 2010 Coalition of Kurdistan Lists (acting)2nd convocation
(2010–2014)
3 Usama al-Nujayfi at US Department of State (cropped).jpg Usama al-Nujayfi
(1956–)		11 November 201015 July 2014 Iraqi National Movement /
Muttahidoon 		1
(2010)		2nd convocation
(2010–2014)
4 Salim al-Jabouri 2018.jpg Salim al-Jabouri
(1971–)		15 July 20141 July 2018 Muttahidoon 1
(2014)		3rd convocation
(2014–2018)
5 Mohamed Al-Halbousi.jpg Mohammed Al-Halbousi
(1981–)		15 September 201810 October 2021 Al Anbar Our Identity 1
(2018)		4th convocation
(2018–2021)
5 Mohamed Al-Halbousi.jpg Mohammed al-Halbousi
(1981–)		10 October 202114 November 2023Takadum2
(2021)		5th convocation
(2021-2025)
— Muhsin al-Mandalawi.jpg Muhsin Al-Mandalawi
(1968–)		14 November 202331 October 2024Independent(acting)5th convocation
(2021-2025)
6 Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.jpg Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
(1948–)		31 October 202429 December 2025Independent25th convocation
(2021-2025)
7- Haibat al-Halbousi
(1980–)		29 December 2025IncumbentTakadum1
(2025)		6th convocation
(2025-2029)

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