Council of Ministers (Iraq)

The Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء; Kurdish: ئەنجومەنی وەزیران) is the principal executive organ of the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq.

Council of Ministers
Arabic: مجلس الوزراء Kurdish: ئەنجومەنی وەزیران
Overview
Established	28 December 2005
State	Republic of Iraq
Leader	Prime Minister of Iraq
Appointed by	President of Iraq
Ministries	23
Responsible to	Council of Representatives
Headquarters	Baghdad, Iraq
Website	cabinet.iq

The Council of Ministers headed by Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani holds its first session on October 28, 2022

The Council of Representatives of Iraq elects a President of the Republic who appoints the Prime Minister who in turn appoints the Council of Ministers, all of whom must be approved by the Assembly.^[1]

Current composition

Office	Name	Party		In office since
Prime Minister	Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani[2][3]		Independent	28 October 2022
Interior Minister	Abdul Amir Al Shammari		Independent	28 October 2022
Finance Minister	Taif Sami Mohammed		Independent	28 October 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister	Fuad Hussein		Kurdistan Democratic Party	28 October 2022
Defense Minister	Thabet Muhammad Saeed al-Abbasi		Azem Alliance	28 October 2022
Oil Minister	Hayan Abdul Ghani Abdul-Zahra		State of Law Coalition	28 October 2022
Agriculture Minister	Abbas Jabr Obada		State of Law Coalition	28 October 2022
Communications Minister	Hiam Abboud Kazem		Fatah Alliance	28 October 2022
Culture Minister	Ahmad Fakkak Ahmad		Progress Party	28 October 2022
Construction, Housing, Municipalities, and Public Works Minister	Bangen Rekani		Kurdistan Democratic Party	28 October 2022
Electricity Minister	Ziyad Ali Fadhil		Islamic Virtue Party	28 October 2022
Education Minister	Ibrahim Namis Yassin		Azem Alliance	28 October 2022
Justice Minister	Khaled Shwani		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	28 October 2022
Health Minister	Salih al-Hasnawi		Independent	28 October 2022
Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister	Naim Abd Yassir al-Aboudi		Fatah Alliance	28 October 2022
Industry and Minerals Minister	Khalid Najim		Azem Alliance	28 October 2022
Environment Minister	Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	28 October 2022
Labour & Social Affairs Minister	Ahmed Jassem Saber Al-Asadi		Fatah Alliance	28 October 2022
Migration and Displacement Minister	Evan Faeq Yakoob		Babylon Movement	28 October 2022
Planning Minister	Muhammad Ali Tamim		Progress Party	28 October 2022
Trade Minister	Atheer Daoud Salman		Azem Alliance	28 October 2022
Transport Minister	Razak Muhaibis		Fatah Alliance	28 October 2022
Water Resources Minister	Aoun Diab Abdullah		Independent	28 October 2022
Youth and Sports Minister	Ahmed Muhammad Hussein Al-Mubarqa		State of Law Coalition	28 October 2022

See also

• List of cabinets

References

1. "IRAQI CONSTITUTION" (PDF). wipo.int. 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
2. "Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani". Reuters. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
3. "Coordination Framework nominate Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani as candidate for Iraqi prime minister". PUK media. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-25.

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)