| Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government |
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Political Emblem |
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| Appointer | Appointed |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Fuad Masum (de facto) Nechervan Barzani (de Jure) |
| Formation | 4 July 1992 (de facto) 1 March 2006 (de jure) |
| Website | http://www.krg.org/ |
The Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan heads the Kurdistan Regional Government, the government of Iraq's Kurdistan Autonomous Region. The government is elected as part of the Kurdistan National Assembly.[1]
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After the 1992 elections resulted in the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, each holding 50 out of 100 seats, they decided to create a unity government (which was not recognized by the government of Saddam Hussein). The unity government soon collapsed and in 1994 a civil war broke out, which lasted until 1998. This resulted in the establishment of two Kurdistan Regional Governments in 1996, a KDP-controlled one in Arbil and a PUK-controlled one in as-Sulaymaniyah, each with their own Prime Minister.[2]
Prime Ministers of the PUK-controlled part of Iraqi Kurdistan: [1]
| # | Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| 1 | Fuad Masum | unknown | 4 July 1992 | 26 April 1993 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 2 | Kosrat Rasul Ali | 1952- | 26 April 1993 | 21 January 2001 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 3 | Barham Ahmad Salih | 1960- | 21 January 2001 | 4 July 2004 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 4 | Omar Fattah Hussein (acting) |
unknown | 4 July 2004 | 14 June 2005 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
Prime Ministers of the KDP-controlled part of Iraqi Kurdistan: [2]
| # | Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowsch Shaways | 1947- | 26 September 1996 | 20 December 1999 | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
| 2 | Nechervan Idris Barzani | 1966- | 20 December 1999 | 14 June 2005 | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
After the reconciliation between the KDP and PUK, parliamentary elections were held on January 30, 2005 and an agreement was made to let a KDP leader become Prime Minister for the first term and a PUK Prime Minister to become President for the second term, so Nechervan Barzani became Prime Minister. After the 2009 elections, Barham Salih became Prime Minister.[3]
Prime Ministers of Kurdistan Regional Government:
| # | Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party | Term |
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| 1 | Nechervan Idris Barzani | 1966- | 1 March 2006 | 31 August 2009 | Kurdistan Democratic Party | 1 | |
| 1 | Barham Ahmad Salih | 1960- | 1 September 2009 | - | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 1 |