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Vice President of Iraq

Deputy head of state of the Republic of Iraq

Field	Value
post	Vice President
body	the Republic of Iraq
insignia	Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
insigniasize	125px
insigniacaption	Official emblem
imagesize	165px
incumbent	Vacant
incumbentsince	2 October 2018
style	His Excellency
appointer	Parliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President
termlength	Four years
formation	14 July 1958
10 October 2016 (restored)
salary	122,400 USD annually

10 October 2016 (restored)

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently.

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.

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. 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.

On October 10, 2016, Federal Supreme Court of Iraq of Iraq ruled that the abolition of the three vice president posts was unconstitutional. Consequently, the positions were reinstated.

However, since October 2, 2018, the three vice president posts have remained vacant.

List of officeholders

Under [[Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)|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.

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	President	Notes	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}"
[[File:Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg	30px]] → [[File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg	30px]] • Iraqi Republic (pre–Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) • [[File:Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965).svg	20px]] → [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg	20px]]
[[File:Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg	80px]]	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)	18 November 1963	4 January 1964		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)	Abdul Salam Arif	last1=Ghareeb	first1=Edmund A.	title=Historical dictionary of Iraq	date=2004	publisher=Scarecrow press	location=Lanham (Md.) Oxford	isbn=0-8108-4330-7}}
[[File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg	30px]] → [[File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	30px]] • Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) • [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg	20px]] → [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	20px]]
[[File:صدام.png	80px]]	Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)	17 July 1968	15 July 1979		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
[[File:Hardan al-Tikriti.jpg	80px]]	Hardan al-Tikriti
حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي
(1925–1971)	3 April 1970	15 October 1970		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)	title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1970Jan-Apr.	year=2003	hdl = 2027/osu.32435024020109}}
[[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg	80px]]	Salih Mahdi Ammash
صالح مهدي عماش
(1924–1985)	3 April 1970	December 1971		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[[File:Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf, 1978 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
طه محيي الدين معروف
(1929–2009)	April 1974	April 2003	years	Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein
[[File:Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri portrait.png	80px]]	Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
عزة إبراهيم الدوري
(1942–2020)	16 July 1979	9 April 2003		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)	Saddam Hussein
	Taha Yassin Ramadan
طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎
(1938–2007)	March 1991	9 April 2003		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)

Republic of Iraq since 2004

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	President	Notes	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Islamic Dawa Party}}"	Kurdistan Democratic Party}}"	Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq}}"	Islamic Dawa Party}}"	Muttahidoon}}"	Islamic Dawa Party}}"	Muttahidoon}}"
[[File:Ibrahim al-Jaafari 2014.jpg	80px]]	Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005		Islamic Dawa Party	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer	url=http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/27559/pg27559.html	title = The Project Gutenberg eBook of The 2004 CIA World Factbook, by United States. Central Intelligence Agency}}
[[File:Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq (6129865662) (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Rowsch Shaways
روز نورى شاويس
(1947–2021)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005		Kurdistan Democratic Party
[[File:Adil Abdul-Mahdi portrait.jpg	80px]]	Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
(born 1942)	7 April 2005	11 July 2011		Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq	Jalal Talabani	url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90777/90854/7379161.html	title=Iraqi parliament approves three vice presidents - People's Daily Online	website=en.people.cn}}
[[File:Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 2004-06-01.jpg	80px]]	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)	7 April 2005	22 April 2006		The Iraqis
[[File:Tariq Al-Hashimi.jpg	80px]]	Tariq al-Hashimi
طارق الهاشمي
(born 1942)	22 April 2006	10 September 2012		Iraqi Islamic Party
[[File:Coat of arms of Iraq.svg	80px]]	Khodair al-Khozaei
خضير الخزاعي
(born 1947)	13 May 2011	9 September 2014		Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation	Jalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
[[File:Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg	80px]]	Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum	url=https://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/urgent-al-maliki-allawi-najafi-new-vice-presidents-iraq/	title=URGENT: al-Maliki, Allawi, Najafi to be new Vice-Presidents of Iraq - Iraqi News	date=8 September 2014 }}
[[File:Osama al nujaifi.jpg	80px]]	Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Muttahidoon
[[File:Allawi1.jpg	80px]]	Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Iraqi National Accord
Post abolished (–)
Post restored (–present)
[[File:Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg	80px]]	Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum
[[File:Osama al nujaifi.jpg	80px]]	Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Muttahidoon
[[File:Allawi1.jpg	80px]]	Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Iraqi National Accord

Timeline

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