Vice President of Kurdistan Region

The Vice President of Kurdistan Region is the deputy head of the autonomous Kurdistan Region. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council.[1] The Vice Presidents assist the President in his or her duties and in the President's absence is the acting President.[2]

Vice President of Kurdistan Region
Incumbent
Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa and Mostafa Said Qadir
since July 2019
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerVote in Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderKosrat Rasul Ali
Formation14 June 2005
Websitewww.krp.org/english/
Kurdistan Region
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On 14 June 2005 Masoud Barzani was sworn in by the Kurdistan National Assembly as new president.[3] Kurdistan National Assembly elected Kosrat Rasul Ali as the Vice President of the Kurdistan Region.[2]

Vice Presidents of Kurdistan Region
Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office
Kosrat Rasul Ali 14 June 2005 1 November 2017 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[2]
Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa July 2019 Incumbent Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[4]
Mustafa Said Qadir July 2019 Incumbent Gorran Movement[5]

See also

References
  1. "KRG".
  2. "Kurdistan Region Presidency". www.presidency.krd.
  3. "Iraqi Kurdistan leader sworn in". June 14, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "PUK tips Qubad Talabani as deputy PM, Sheikh Jaafar as VP for new KRG". www.rudaw.net.
  5. Corporation, Nalia. "Gorran selects its candidates for new government: source". www.nrttv.com.
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