Vice President of Iraq

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Vice President of the Republic of Iraq
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
Incumbent
Vacant
since 2 October 2018
Style His Excellency
AppointerParliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President [1]
Term length Four years
Formation14 July 1958
10 October 2016 (restored)
Salary122,400 USD annually [2]

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently. [2]

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The office of Vice President was historically largely ceremonial but prestigious. In post-war Iraq, the Constitution of Iraq, in its "Transitional Guidelines," creates a three-member presidency (or presidential) council, consisting of the president of Iraq and two deputy presidents, who must act in unison. The presidency council had three members to accommodate Iraq's three largest groups: Sunni Muslim Arabs, Shiite Muslim Arabs, and the mostly Sunni Kurds. As a unit, the Presidency Council was meant to symbolize the unity of the nation. This arrangement is required by the constitution to continue until the Council of Representatives, enters its second set of sessions. At this point, the Presidency Council would be replaced by a solitary President of the Republic, who would have only one deputy, the vice-president. In any case, the Presidency is appointed by the Council of Representatives. The three-member arrangement was a hold-over from the Iraqi Interim Government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.

In September 2014, three new vice presidents were elected: former prime ministers Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi and former speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi. [3]

On August 11, 2015, the Council of Representatives approved the plan proposed by the al Abadi government to eliminate the positions of vice president and deputy prime minister. [4] However, this decision was met with opposition, and Osama al-Nujaifi filed a constitutional complaint. Nuri al-Maliki also expressed his determination to retain his position. [5] [6]

On October 10, 2016, Federal Supreme Court of Iraq of Iraq ruled that the abolition of the three vice president posts was unconstitutional. [7] Consequently, the positions were reinstated. However, since October 2, 2018, the three vice president offices have remained vacant.

List of officeholders

Under Iraqi Republic and Ba'athist Iraq

The Ba'athist regime of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein also used the office of Vice President. However, the post was not as influential as the Vice Chairmen of the Revolutionary Command Council. Vice Presidents were appointed at the discretion of the President.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party President Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraqi Republic (pre–Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) • Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965).svg Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)
18 November 19634 January 196447 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Abdul Salam Arif [8]
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) • Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg Coat of arms of Iraq (1991-2004).svg
Saddam Hussein in 1998.png Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)
July 1968July 197911 years Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Hardan al-Tikriti.jpg Hardan al-Tikriti
حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي
(1925–1971)
3 April 1970 [8] October 19705 months Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[9]
Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg Salih Mahdi Ammash
صالح مهدي عماش
(1924–1985)
3 April 1970 [8] December 19711 year, 7 months Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[9]
Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf, 1978 (cropped).jpg Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
طه محيي الدين معروف
(1929–2009)
April 1974April 200329 years Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein
[10] [11] [12]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri portrait.png Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
عزة إبراهيم الدوري
(1942–2020)
July 1979April 200323 years, 274 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussein
Taha Yassin Ramadan in 1998.png Taha Yassin Ramadan
طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎
(1938–2007)
March 1991April 200312 years, 31 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[12]

Republic of Iraq since 2004

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party President Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Ibrahim al-Jaafari 2014.jpg Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)
1 June 20047 April 2005310 days Islamic Dawa Party Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer [13]
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq (6129865662) (cropped).jpg Rowsch Shaways
روز نورى شاويس
(1947–2021)
1 June 20047 April 2005310 days Kurdistan Democratic Party [13]
Adil Abdul-Mahdi portrait.jpg Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
(born 1942)
7 April 200511 July 20116 years, 95 days Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Jalal Talabani [14] [15]
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 2004-06-01.jpg Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
7 April 200522 April 20061 year, 15 days The Iraqis
Tariq Al-Hashimi.jpg Tariq al-Hashimi
طارق الهاشمي
(born 1942)
22 April 200610 September 20126 years, 141 days Iraqi Islamic Party [14]
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg Khodair al-Khozaei
خضير الخزاعي
(born 1947)
13 May 20119 September 20143 years, 119 days Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation Jalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
[14]
Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 days Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [16] [3]
Osama al nujaifi.jpg Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 days Muttahidoon [16] [3]
Allawi1.jpg Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 days Iraqi National Accord [16] [3]
Post abolished (11 August 201510 October 2016) [6]
Post restored (10 October 2016–present) [7]
Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 days Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [17] [18]
Osama al nujaifi.jpg Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 days Muttahidoon [19] [20]
Allawi1.jpg Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 days Iraqi National Accord [21] [22]

Timeline

Ayad AllawiOsama al-NujaifiNouri al-MalikiKhodair al-KhozaeiTariq al-HashimiGhazi Mashal Ajil al-YawerAdil Abdul-MahdiRowsch ShawaysIbrahim al-JaafariTaha Yassin RamadanIzzat Ibrahim al-DouriTaha Muhie-eldin MaroufSalih Mahdi AmmashHardan al-TikritiSaddam HusseinAhmed Hassan al-BakrVice President of Iraq

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