Vice President of Iraq

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Vice President of the Republic of Iraq
Coat of arms (emblem) of Iraq 2008.svg
Incumbent
Vacant

since 2 October 2018
Style His Excellency
Appointer Parliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President[1]
Term length Four years
Formation 14 July 1958
10 October 2016 (restored)
Salary 122,400 USD annually[2]

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

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 Iraq 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.

In 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 Federal Supreme Court of Iraq which deemed their abolition unconstitutional.[7] The three offices have been vacant since October 2, 2018.

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
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)
November 1963 January 1964 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Abdul Salam Arif
80px Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)
July 1968 July 1979 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Hardan al-Tikriti.jpg Hardan al-Tikriti
حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي
(1925–1971)
April 1970 October 1970 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[8]
80px Salih Mahdi Ammash
صالح مهدي عماش
(1924–1985)
April 1970 December 1971 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[8]
80px Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
طه محيي الدين معروف
(1929–2009)
April 1974 April 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein
[9][10][11]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri portrait.png Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
عزة إبراهيم الدوري
(1942–2020)
July 1979 April 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussein
80px Taha Yassin Ramadan
طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎
(1938–2007)
March 1991 April 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 2014.jpg Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)
1 June 2004 7 April 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Islamic Dawa Party Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer [12]
80px Rowsch Shaways
روز نورى شاويس
(1947–2021)
1 June 2004 7 April 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kurdistan Democratic Party [12]
80px Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
(born 1942)
7 April 2005 11 July 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Jalal Talabani [13][14]
80px Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
7 April 2005 22 April 2006 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. The Iraqis
Tariq Al-Hashimi.jpg Tariq al-Hashimi
طارق الهاشمي
(born 1942)
22 April 2006 10 September 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi Islamic Party [13]
Coat of arms (emblem) of Iraq 2008.svg Khodair al-Khozaei
خضير الخزاعي
(born 1947)
13 May 2011 9 September 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation Jalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
[13]
Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
9 September 2014 11 August 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [15][3]
Osama al nujaifi.jpg Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
9 September 2014 11 August 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Muttahidoon [15][3]
80px Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
9 September 2014 11 August 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi National Accord [15][3]
Post abolished (11 August 201510 October 2016)[6]
Post restored (10 October 2016–present)[7]
Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
10 October 2016 2 October 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Islamic Dawa Party Fuad Masum [16][17]
Osama al nujaifi.jpg Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
10 October 2016 2 October 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Muttahidoon [18][19]
80px Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
10 October 2016 2 October 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Iraqi National Accord [20][21]

See also

References

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