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Prime Minister of Iraq

Head of government of the Republic of Iraq

Field	Value
post	Prime Minister
body	the Republic of Iraq
native_name	ar
insignia	Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of Iraq
flagborder	yes
image	File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Iraq Prime Minister Al-Sudani (54266610408) (cropped)(2).jpg
incumbent	Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani
incumbentsince	27 October 2022
department	Council of Ministers
Executive branch of the
Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq
style	His Excellency
type	Head of government
residence	Republican Palace, Baghdad
seat	Al Zaqura Building
appointer	President
termlength	Four-year term, renewable
formation	11 November 1920
first	Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
salary	140,000,000 Iraqi dinars/ USD annually
website

Executive branch of the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq

The prime minister of the Republic of Iraq is the foremost executive of the Iraqi government and the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces. The premier is responsible for the general policy of the state and directs the Council of Ministers, with the power to dismiss and name any senior executive, including ministers and generals. In addition to the armed forces, the premier has direct authority over all of those intelligence and security agencies under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Prime Minister, such as the CTS and the INIS.

Under the informally adopted ethno-sectarian quota system known as Muhasasa, the position of prime minister is reserved for a Shia Muslim.{{cite web |title=With Iraq’s Quota System, the New Government is More of the Same |author=Massaab Al-Aloosy

On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani became the incumbent prime minister.

History

The prime minister was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, and the nominal leader of the Iraqi parliament. Under the 2005 constitution the prime minister is the country's active executive authority. Nouri al-Maliki (formerly Jawad al-Maliki) was selected to be prime minister on 21 April 2006. On 14 August 2014, al-Maliki agreed to step down as prime minister of Iraq to allow Haider al-Abadi to take his place. On 25 October 2018, Adil Abdul-Mahdi was sworn into office five months after the 2018 elections until his resignation in 2019. He was once again appointed, this time as a caretaker prime minister due to political dispute. Abdul-Mahdi was replaced by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who was approved by the parliament on 7 May 2020. Al-Kadhimi was replaced by Al-Sudani after the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election.

Appointment

After an election, the Council of Representatives elects the Presidency Council of Iraq, including the president of the Council of Ministers. The Presidency Council must then name a prime minister unanimously within two weeks. If it fails to do so, then the responsibility of naming the prime minister reverts to the Council of Representatives. In that event, the Council of Representatives must confirm the nomination by an absolute majority. If the prime minister is unable to nominate his Council of Ministers within one month, the Presidency Council must name another prime minister.

Agencies directly subordinate

The Counter Terrorism Bureau, National Intelligence Service, National Security Service, and Popular Mobilization Commission report to the prime minister directly. The Iraqi CTB oversees the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command, a formation that includes all Iraqi Special Operations Forces. In June 2009, there were ongoing efforts to make the Iraqi CTB a separate ministry.

Seat

The prime minister's office is located in the Al Zaqura Building in the Green Zone, Baghdad.

References

(26 January 2013). "Iraqi lawmakers pass law to block Maliki from third term".
"Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
"Constitution of Iraq". ConstituteProject.
[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.main/index.html Iraq parliament elects new leaders] CNN, 22 April 2006
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4933026.stm Maliki endorsed as new Iraqi PM] BBC News, 22 April 2006
"Maliki gives up Iraq PM job to rival". Al Jazeera and agencies.
(2015-06-16). "Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi sworn in with 14 ministers, so far". Rudaw.net.
(7 May 2020). "Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq". Rudaw.
Montrose Toast, [http://home.comcast.net/~djyae/site/?/blog/view/4/ Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau], 30 June 2009

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