Vice President of Iraq

deputy head of state of the Republic of Iraq

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently.

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]

List change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)
November 1963January 196461 daysIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Abdul Salam Arif
Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)
July 1968July 197911 yearsIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Hardan al-Tikriti
حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي
(1925–1971)
April 1970October 1970183 daysIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[3]
Salih Mahdi Ammash
صالح مهدي عماش
(1924–1985)
April 1970December 19711 year, 244 daysIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[3]
Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
طه محيي الدين معروف
(1929–2009)
April 1974April 200329 yearsIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein
[4][5][6]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
عزة إبراهيم الدوري
(1942–2020)
July 1979April 200323 years, 274 daysIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussein
Taha Yassin Ramadan
طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎
(1938–2007)
March 1991April 200312 years, 31 daysIraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[6]

Republic of Iraq since 2004 change

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyPresidentNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)
1 June 20047 April 2005310 daysIslamic Dawa PartyGhazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer[7]
Rowsch Shaways
روز نورى شاويس
(1947-2005)
1 June 20047 April 2005310 daysKurdistan Democratic Party[7]
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
(born 1942)
7 April 200511 July 20116 years, 95 daysIslamic Supreme Council of IraqJalal Talabani[8][9]
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
7 April 200522 April 20061 year, 15 daysThe Iraqis
Tariq al-Hashimi
طارق الهاشمي
(born 1942)
22 April 200610 September 20126 years, 141 daysIraqi Islamic Party[8]
Khodair al-Khozaei
خضير الخزاعي
(born 1947)
13 May 20119 September 20143 years, 119 daysIslamic Dawa Party – Iraq OrganisationJalal Talabani
Fuad Masum
[8]
Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 daysIslamic Dawa PartyFuad Masum[10]
Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 daysMuttahidoon[10]
Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
9 September 201411 August 2015336 daysIraqi National Accord[10]
Post abolished (11 August 201510 October 2016)
Post restored (10 October 2016–present)
Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 daysIslamic Dawa PartyFuad Masum[11][12]
Osama al-Nujaifi
أسامة النجيفي
(born 1956)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 daysMuttahidoon[13][14]
Ayad Allawi
أياد علاوي
(born 1944)
10 October 20162 October 20181 year, 357 daysIraqi National Accord[15][16]

References change

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  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Iraqi parliament approves three vice presidents - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  9. "One of Iraq's vice presidents resigns". USATODAY.COM.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "URGENT: al-Maliki, Allawi, Najafi to be new Vice-Presidents of Iraq - Iraqi News". 8 September 2014.
  11. "'I will declare independent Kurdistan if Al-Maliki returns to power,' warns Barzani". Middle East Monitor. 23 January 2017.
  12. "Barzani says to declare Kurdistan's independence if Maliki returns as Iraq PM". Iraqi News. 23 January 2017.
  13. "Will Mosul witness a political battle post-IS?". Al-Monitor. 18 February 2017.
  14. "Iraq cuts off support for PKK, vice president says". TRT World. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. "Iraq VP accuses Iran of violating Iraqi sovereignty in the Arabian Gulf". Middle East Monitor. 16 February 2017.
  16. "ISHM: February 3 - 9, 2017". Reliefweb.int. 9 February 2017.