Prime Minister of Iraq
{{Short description|Head of government of the Republic of Iraq}}
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{{For|a list of office-holders|List of prime ministers of Iraq}}
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| post = Prime Minister
| body = the Republic of Iraq
| native_name = {{native name|ar|رئيس وزراء جمهورية العراق}}
| insignia = Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
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| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Iraq
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| image = Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, at the Pentagon, Virginia on 15 April 2024 (cropped).jpg
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| incumbent = Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
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| incumbentsince = 27 October 2022
| department = Council of Ministers
Executive branch of the
Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq
| style = His Excellency
| type = Head of government
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| residence = Republican Palace, Baghdad
| seat = Al Zaqura Building
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| appointer = President
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| termlength = Four-year term, renewable{{cite news|title=Iraqi lawmakers pass law to block Maliki from third term|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests-parliament/iraqi-lawmakers-pass-law-to-block-maliki-from-third-term-idUSBRE90P0BD20130126|website=Reuters|date=26 January 2013 |access-date=6 April 2018}}
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| formation = 11 November 1920
| first = Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
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| salary = 140,000,000 Iraqi dinars/{{Formatnum:{{To USD|140000000|Iraq|round=yes}}}} USD annually{{cite web|url=https://www.sarayanews.com/article/260050|title=Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world}}
| website = {{url|https://www.pmo.iq|Official website}}
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{{Politics of Iraq}}
The prime minister of the Republic of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq and the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces.{{cite web|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005|title=Constitution of Iraq|publisher=ConstituteProject}} Article 78: “The Prime Minister is the direct executive authority responsible for the general policy of the State and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He directs the Council of Ministers, presides over its meetings, and has the right to dismiss the Ministers, with the consent of the Council of Representatives.” On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani became the incumbent prime minister.
History
The prime minister was originally{{when|date=August 2022}} an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, and the nominal leader of the Iraqi parliament. Under the 2005 constitution the prime minister is the country's active executive authority. Nouri al-Maliki (formerly Jawad al-Maliki) was selected to be prime minister on 21 April 2006.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.main/index.html Iraq parliament elects new leaders] CNN, 22 April 2006[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4933026.stm Maliki endorsed as new Iraqi PM] BBC News, 22 April 2006 On 14 August 2014, al-Maliki agreed to step down as prime minister of Iraq to allow Haider al-Abadi to take his place.{{cite web|title=Maliki gives up Iraq PM job to rival|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/maliki-steps-down-as-iraqi-prime-minister-2014814195927824856.html|website=www.aljazeera.com|publisher=Al Jazeera and agencies}} On 25 October 2018, Adil Abdul-Mahdi was sworn into office five months after the 2018 elections until his resignation in 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/24102018 |title=Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi sworn in with 14 ministers, so far |publisher=Rudaw.net |date=2015-06-16 |access-date=2018-10-27}} He was once again appointed, this time as a caretaker prime minister due to political dispute.{{cn|date=May 2020}} Abdul-Mahdi was replaced by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who was approved by the parliament on 7 May 2020.{{Cite news|date=7 May 2020|title=Mustafa al-Kadhimi sworn in as prime minister of Iraq|language=en|work=Rudaw|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/060520203|access-date=7 May 2020}} Al-Kadhimi was replaced by Al-Sudani after the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election.
Appointment
After an election,{{cn|date=August 2022}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Yee |first=Vivian |last2=Rubin |first2=Alissa J. |date=2023-03-19 |title=In U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/world/middleeast/iraq-war-iran.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |issn=0362-4331}}
Agencies directly subordinate
The Counter Terrorism Bureau, National Intelligence Service, National Security Service, Falcons Intelligence Cell, and Popular Mobilization Commission report to the prime minister directly. The Iraqi CTB oversees the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command, a formation that includes all Iraqi Special Operations Forces. As of 30 June 2009, there had been legislation in progress for a year to make the Iraqi CTB a separate ministry.Montrose Toast, [http://home.comcast.net/~djyae/site/?/blog/view/4/ Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau], 30 June 2009
Seat
The prime minister's office is located in the Al Zaqura Building in the Green Zone, Baghdad.
See also
References
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