Iraqi Parliament Approves Deputy Prime Ministers and New Ministers

Iraqi parliament media office

Iraqi parliament hall.

The Iraqi parliament, during its 26th session held on Thursday evening under the chairmanship of Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi and attended by 261 MPs, voted to approve the appointments of deputy prime ministers and ministers to fill vacant and newly established ministerial posts.

At the beginning of the session, the Speaker welcomed Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, noting that the session had been dedicated to completing the formation of the government cabinet.

Al-Zaidi explained that the deputy prime ministers would receive no salaries or financial allowances and would not be allocated staff for their offices. He added that their work would focus on field activities, drawing on their respective areas of expertise and addressing citizens’ needs. He also indicated his intention to reduce the number of government advisers.

The parliament approved the following appointments:

Mohammed Sahib al-Darraji – Minister of Digital Economy, Governance and Science and Technology

Ali Abdul Hadi Mohammed al-Dukhaili – Minister of Tourism

Mohammed Samaan Kanaan Youssef – Minister of State

Yassin al-Aithawee – Minister of Culture

Qutaiba Ghazi Majeed – Minister of Planning

Haider Bahaa – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Rebaz Mohammed – Minister of Reconstruction and Housing

Safaa al-Kinani – Minister of Youth and Sports

Nayef al-Shammari – Minister of Defence

Mohammed al-Moussawi – Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

Yasser al-Maliki – Minister of Interior

Mohsen al-Mandalawi – Deputy Prime Minister

Laith Hadi Sayyid al-Khazali – Deputy Prime Minister

Mohammed Ali Tamim – Deputy Prime Minister


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