List of speakers of the Council of Representatives of Iraq explained

Post:Speaker
Body:the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Insignia:Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Iraq
Incumbent:Mohsen Al-Mandalawi
Incumbentsince:14 November 2023 (Acting)
Appointer:Council of Representatives of Iraq
Appointerpost:Speaker
Termlength:4-years
Formation:16 March 2008
(modern incarnation)
Inaugural:Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
(modern incarnation)

Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq is the presiding officer of that legislature. The position was preceded by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq, up to the Iraq War.

Since 14 November 2023, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi serves as the acting speaker.

Keys

Meaning
align=center style="background-color:Transparent" Acting speaker.
align=center style="background-color:; color:white;" Iraqi Regional Branch (Iraqi Ba'ath Party)
align=center style="background-color:#00009F; color:white;" Iraqi National List
align=center style="background-color:#F47C20; color:white;" Iraqi Accord Front
align=center style="background-color:#CCFF33; color:white;" Coalition of Kurdistan Lists
align=center style="background-color:#00009F; color:white;" Iraqi National Movement
align=center style="background-color:; color:white;" Muttahidoon
align=center style="background-color:#a01d16; color:white;" Takadum

Speakers

Presidents of Senate of Iraq

The upper house from 1925 to 1958, see Senate of Iraq

Presidents of Chamber of Deputies of Iraq

The lower house from 1925 to 1958, see Chamber of Deputies of Iraq

Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2005)

Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq (1980–2005)

PortraitName
Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1align=center Naim Haddadalign=center 1 July 1980align=center 19 August 1983align=center Iraqi Ba'ath Party
align=center 1
align=left 1st convocation
2Sa'dun Hammadi
align=center 19 August 1983align=center 31 October 1984Iraqi Ba'ath Party
align=center 1
align=left 1st convocation
align=center 31 October 1984align=center 12 April 1989align=center 2
align=left 2nd convocation
align=center 12 April 1989align=center 26 April 1989align=center 3
align=left 3rd convocation
3align=center Sa'adi Mahdi Salihalign=center 26 April 1989align=center 9 November 1995align=center Iraqi Ba'ath Party
align=center 1
align=left 3rd convocation
2Sa'dun Hammadi
align=center 8 April 1996align=center 9 April 2000Iraqi Ba'ath Party
align=center 1
align=left 4th convocation
align=center 9 April 2000align=center 9 April 2003align=center 2
align=left 5th convocation

Republic of Iraq (2005–present)

Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (2005–2006)

PortraitName
Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1align=center Hajim al-Hassani
align=center 3 April 2005align=center 16 March 2006align=center Iraqi National Listalign=center 1
align=left 1st convocation

Speaker of the Council of Representatives (2006–present)

PortraitName
Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocation
1align=center Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
align=center 16 March 2006align=center 23 December 2008align=center Iraqi Accord Frontalign=center 1
align=left 1st convocation
2align=center Ayad al-Samarrai
align=center 19 April 2009align=center 14 June 2010align=center Iraqi Accord Frontalign=center 1
align=left 1st convocation
align=center Fouad Masoum
align=center 14 June 2010align=center 11 November 2010align=center Coalition of Kurdistan Listsalign=center 1
align=left 2nd convocation
3align=center Usama al-Nujayfi
align=center 11 November 2010align=center 15 July 2014align=center Iraqi National Movement /
Muttahidoon
align=center 1
align=left 2nd convocation
4align=center Salim al-Jabouri
align=center 15 July 2014align=center 1 July 2018align=center Muttahidoonalign=center 1
align=left 3rd convocation
5align=center Mohammed Al-Halbousi
align=center 15 September 2018align=center 14 November 2023align=center Takadumalign=center 1
align=left 4th convocation
MuhsinAl-Mandalawi14November2023Present

See also