List of speakers of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

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Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Incumbent
Mohsen Al-Mandalawi
since 14 November 2023 (Acting)
AppointerCouncil of Representatives of Iraq
Term length4-years
Inaugural holderMahmoud al-Mashhadani
(modern incarnation)
Formation16 March 2008
(modern incarnation)

Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq 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]

Meaning
Acting speaker.
Iraqi Regional Branch (Iraqi Ba'ath Party)
Iraqi National List
Iraqi Accord Front
Coalition of Kurdistan Lists
Iraqi National Movement
Muttahidoon
Takadum

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]

References[edit]