Vice President of Iraq
Vice President of Iraq | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | Parliamentary vote |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Formation | July 14, 1958 |
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As currently constituted, the state of Iraq has two vice presidents or deputy presidents. The office of Vice President is largely ceremonial but prestigious. The Constitution of Iraq, in its "Transitional Guidelines," creates a three-member Presidency (or Presidential) Council, consisting of the President of the Republic and two vice (or deputy) presidents, who must act in unison. The Presidency Council has three members to accommodate Iraq's three largest groups: Sunni Muslim Arabs, Shiite Muslim Arabs, and (mostly Sunni) Kurds. As a unit, the Presidency Council is 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 also have one deputy. In any case, the Presidency is appointed by the Council of Representatives.
This three-member arrangement is a hold-over from the Iraqi interim government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.
On 13 May 2011, three vice-presidents were elected.[1] On July 11, 2011, Adil Abdul-Mahdi resigned after he had presented his resignation to President Jalal Talabani on May 30, 2011. (Al-Aswat) (USA Today)
Vice-Presidents of Ba'athist Iraq
The Ba'athist regime of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein also used the office of Vice President. Saddam himself held the title (1968–1979), before he established complete dominance over the state. Hardan al-Tikriti (1968–1970), Salih Mahdi Ammash and Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf (1975–2003) also served as Vice-Presidents. The most recent Ba'athist to hold the office was Taha Yassin Ramadan (1991–2003).
Vice-Presidents of post-Ba'athist Iraq
Name | Portrait | Born-Died | Entered office | Left office | Political party | |
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Ibrahim al-Jaafari إبراهيم الجعفري |
1947– | 1 June 2004 | 7 April 2005 | Islamic Dawa Party | ||
Rowsch Shaways روز نورى شاويس |
1947– | 1 June 2004 | 7 April 2005 | Kurdistan Democratic Party | ||
Adil Abdul-Mahdi عادل عبد المهدي |
1942– | 7 April 2005 | 11 July 2011 | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq | ||
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور |
1958– | 7 April 2005 | 22 April 2006 | The Iraqis | ||
Tariq al-Hashimi طارق الهاشمي |
1942– | 22 April 2006 | 10 September 2012 | Iraqi Islamic Party | ||
Khodair al-Khozaei |
1947– | 13 May 2011 | 9 September 2014 | Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | ||
Nouri al-Maliki نوري المالكي |
1950– | 9 September 2014 | Incumbent | Islamic Dawa Party | ||
Usama al-Nujayfi |
1956– | 9 September 2014 | Incumbent | Muttahidoon | ||
Ayad Allawi أياد علاوي |
1945– | 9 September 2014 | Incumbent | Iraqi National Accord |
References
See also
- List of current Vice Presidents