Vice President of Iraq

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently.[2]

Vice President of Republic of Iraq
Incumbent
Vacant
since 2 October 2018
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerParliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President[1]
Term lengthFour years
Formation14 July 1958
10 October 2016 (restored)
Salary122,400 USD annually[2]
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The office of Vice-President was historically largely ceremonial but prestigious. In post-war Iraq, the Constitution of Iraq, in its "Transitional Guidelines," creates a three-member Presidency (or Presidential) Council, consisting of the President of the Republic and two deputy presidents, who must act in unison. The Presidency Council had three members to accommodate Iraq's three largest groups: Sunni Muslim Arabs, Shiite Muslim Arabs, and the mostly Sunni Kurds. As a unit, the Presidency Council was meant to symbolize the unity of the nation. This arrangement is required by the constitution to continue until the Council of Representatives, enters its second set of sessions. At this point, the Presidency Council would be replaced by a solitary President of the Republic, who would have only one deputy, the Vice-President. In any case, the Presidency is appointed by the Council of Representatives. The three-member arrangement was a hold-over from the Iraqi interim government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.

On September 2014, three new Vice Presidents were elected: former Prime Ministers Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi and former Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi.[3]

On August 11, 2015 the Council of Representatives approved the al Abadi government plan to abolish the posts of both Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister. [4] Later, Osama al-Nujaifi filed a complaint against the decision, considering it to be against the Constitution.[5] Also Nuri al-Maliki promised to cling to his post.[6] On 10 October 2016, the three posts of Vice President were restored by the Supreme Court of Iraq which deemed their abolition unconstitutional.[7]

List of officeholders

Under Iraqi Republic and Ba'athist Iraq

The Ba'athist regime of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein also used the office of Vice President. However, the post was not as influential as the Vice Chairmen of the Revolutionary Command Council. Vice Presidents were appointed at the discretion of the President.

Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

 Term of office Political party President Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر

(1914–1982)

 November 1963 January 1964 61 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 Abdul Salam Arif
Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين

(1937–2006)

 July 1968 July 1979 11 years Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Hardan al-Tikriti
حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي

(1925–1971)

 April 1970 October 1970 183 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 [8]
Salih Mahdi Ammash
صالح مهدي عماش

(1924–1985)

 April 1970 December 1971 1 year,

243 days

 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 [8]
Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf

(1929–2009)

 April 1974 April 2003 28 years,

334 days

 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein		 [9][10][11]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
عزة إبراهيم الدوري

(1942–)

 July 1979 April 2003 23 years,

243 days

 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 Saddam Hussein
Taha Yassin Ramadan
طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎

(1938–2007)

 March 1991 April 2003 12 years,

60 days

 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)		 [11]

Republic of Iraq since 2004
Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

 Term of office Political party President Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري

(1947–)

 1 June 2004 7 April 2005 310 days Islamic Dawa Party Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer [12]
Rowsch Shaways
روز نورى شاويس

(1947–)

 1 June 2004 7 April 2005 310 days Kurdistan Democratic Party [12]
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي

(1942–)

 7 April 2005 11 July 2011 6 years,

95 days

 Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Jalal Talabani [13][14]
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور

(1958–)

 7 April 2005 22 April 2006 1 year,

15 days

 The Iraqis
Tariq al-Hashimi
طارق الهاشمي

(1942–)

 22 April 2006 10 September 2012 6 years,

140 days

 Iraqi Islamic Party [13]
Khodair al-Khozaei

(1947–)

 13 May 2011 9 September 2014 3 years,

118 days

 Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation Jalal Talabani
Fuad Masum		 [13]
Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي

(1950–)

 9 September 2014 11 August 2015 336 days Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [15][3]
Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي

(1956–)

 9 September 2014 11 August 2015 336 days Muttahidoon [15][3]
Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي

(1944–)

 9 September 2014 11 August 2015 336 days Iraqi National Accord [15][3]
Post abolished (11 August 2015–10 October 2016)[6]
Post restored (10 October 2016–present)[7]
Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي

(1950–)

 10 October 2016 2 October 2018 1 year,

357 days

 Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [16][17]
Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي

(1956–)

 10 October 2016 2 October 2018 1 year,

357 days

 Muttahidoon [18][19]
Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي

(1944–)

 10 October 2016 2 October 2018 1 year,

357 days

 Iraqi National Accord [20][21]

See also
  • List of current Vice Presidents

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  16. "'I will declare independent Kurdistan if Al-Maliki returns to power,' warns Barzani". Middle East Monitor. 23 January 2017.
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  20. "Iraq VP accuses Iran of violating Iraqi sovereignty in the Arabian Gulf". Middle East Monitor. 16 February 2017.
  21. "ISHM: February 3 - 9, 2017". Reliefweb.int. 9 February 2017.


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