Prime Minister of Iraq
Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq | |
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Seat | Al Zaqura Building |
Appointer | President |
Term length | Four-year term, renewable[1] |
Formation | 11 November 1920 |
First holder | Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani |
Salary | 140,000,000 Iraqi dinars/96,552 USD annually[2] |
Website | Official website |
Member State of the Arab League |
Constitution |
Iraq portal |
The Prime Minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq. On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani became the incumbent prime minister.
History
The prime minister was originally[
Appointment
After an election,[citation needed] the Council of Representatives elects the president of the Republic and his deputies, 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 National Assembly. 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.
Though not official, the appointment to the post has needed at least tacit approval from both the United States and Iran in recent times due to the influence of those countries on Iraqi politics.[8]
Agencies directly subordinate
The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau reports to the prime minister directly. The Iraqi CTB oversees the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command, a formation that includes all
Seat
The prime minister's office is located in the Al Zaqura Building in Baghdad.
See also
References
- ^ "Iraqi lawmakers pass law to block Maliki from third term". Reuters. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
- ^ Iraq parliament elects new leaders CNN, 22 April 2006
- ^ Maliki endorsed as new Iraqi PM BBC News, 22 April 2006
- ^ "Maliki gives up Iraq PM job to rival". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera and agencies.
- ^ "Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi sworn in with 14 ministers, so far". Rudaw.net. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq". Rudaw. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Montrose Toast, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau, 30 June 2009