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List of speakers of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
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Incumbent Mohsen Al-Mandalawi since 14 November 2023 (Acting)
Appointer	Council of Representatives of Iraq
Term length	4-years
Inaugural holder	Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (modern incarnation)
Formation	16 March 2008 (modern incarnation)

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Speaker of the Council of RepresentativesofIraq 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.

Since 14 November 2023, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi serves as the acting speaker.

Keys[edit]

Speakers[edit]

Presidents of Senate of Iraq[edit]

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

Presidents of Chamber of Deputies of Iraq[edit]

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

Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2005)[edit] Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq (1980–2005)[edit]
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party		Term	Convocation
1	—	Naim Haddad	1 July 1980	19 August 1983	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		1 (1980)	1st convocation (1980–1984)
2		Sa'dun Hammadi (1930–2007)	19 August 1983	31 October 1984	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		1 (1980)	1st convocation (1980–1984)
			31 October 1984	12 April 1989			2 (1984)	2nd convocation (1984–1989)
			12 April 1989	26 April 1989			3 (1989)	3rd convocation (1989–1996)
3	—	Sa'adi Mahdi Salih	26 April 1989	9 November 1995	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		1 (1989)	3rd convocation (1989–1996)
2		Sa'dun Hammadi (1930–2007)	8 April 1996	9 April 2000	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)		1 (1996)	4th convocation (1996–2000)
			9 April 2000	9 April 2003			2 (2000)	5th convocation (2000–2003)
Republic of Iraq (2005–present)[edit] Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (2005–2006)[edit]
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party		Term	Convocation
1		Hajim al-Hassani (1954–)	3 April 2005	16 March 2006	Iraqi National List		1 (2005 (Jan))	1st convocation (2005–2006)
Speaker of the Council of Representatives (2006–present)[edit]
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party		Term	Convocation
1	—	Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (1948–)	16 March 2006	23 December 2008	Iraqi Accord Front		1 (2005 (Dec))	1st convocation (2006–2010)
2	—	Ayad al-Samarrai (1946–)	19 April 2009	14 June 2010	Iraqi Accord Front		1 (2005 (Dec))	1st convocation (2006–2010)
—		Fouad Masoum (1938–)	14 June 2010	11 November 2010	Coalition of Kurdistan Lists		1 (2010)	2nd convocation (2010–2014)
3		Usama al-Nujayfi (1956–)	11 November 2010	15 July 2014	Iraqi National Movement / Muttahidoon		1 (2010)	2nd convocation (2010–2014)
4		Salim al-Jabouri (1971–)	15 July 2014	1 July 2018	Muttahidoon		1 (2014)	3rd convocation (2014–2018)
5		Mohammed Al-Halbousi (1981–)	15 September 2018	14 November 2023	Takadum		1 (2018)	4th convocation (2018–2022)
—		Muhsin Al-Mandalawi	14 November 2023	Present

See also[edit]

• President of Iraq
  • List of presidents of Iraq
• Vice President of Iraq
• Prime Minister of Iraq
  • List of prime ministers of Iraq
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)

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