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Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

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FieldValue
postSpeaker
bodythe Council of Representatives of Iraq
insigniaCoat of arms of Iraq.svg
insigniacaptionCoat of arms of Iraq
imageHaibet Alhalbousi.jpg
imagesize200px
incumbentHaibat al-Halbousi
incumbentsince29 December 2025
appointerCouncil of Representatives of Iraq
termlength4 years
inauguralHaibat al-Halbousi
(current incarnation)
formation16 March 2008
(current incarnation)

(current incarnation) (current incarnation)

The 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.

The role of the speaker is reserved for a Sunni Muslim as per ethno-sectarian quota to ensure diversity within Iraq's government.{{cite web |title=With Iraq’s Quota System, the New Government is More of the Same |author=Massaab Al-Aloosy

Haibat al-Halbousi is the current incumbent speaker, being elected to the postion in 29 December 2025.

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.

Meaning
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Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}};"
Muttahidoon}};"
№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocationNaim HaddadSa'dun Hammadi
(1930–2007)Sa'adi Mahdi SalihSa'dun Hammadi
(1930–2007)№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocationHajim al-Hassani
(1954–)№PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePolitical partyTermConvocationMahmoud al-Mashhadani
(1948–)Ayad al-Samarrai
(1946–)Fouad Masoum
(1938–)Usama al-Nujayfi
(1956–)Salim al-Jabouri
(1971–)Mohammed Al-Halbousi
(1981–)Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
(1948–)Haibat al-Halbousi
(1980–)
11 July 198019 August 1983Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}};"1
([1980](1980-iraqi-parliamentary-election))1st convocation
(1980–1984)
2[[File:Sa'dun Hammadi (cropped).jpgborder80px]]19 August 198331 October 1984Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}};"1
([1980](1980-iraqi-parliamentary-election))1st convocation
(1980–1984)
31 October 198412 April 19892
([1984](1984-iraqi-parliamentary-election))2nd convocation
(1984–1989)
12 April 198926 April 19893
([1989](1989-iraqi-parliamentary-election))3rd convocation
(1989–1996)
326 April 19899 November 1995Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}};"1
([1989](1989-iraqi-parliamentary-election))3rd convocation
(1989–1996)
2[[File:Sa'dun Hammadi (cropped).jpgborder80px]]8 April 19969 April 2000Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}};"1
([1996](1996-iraqi-parliamentary-election))4th convocation
(1996–2000)
9 April 20009 April 20032
([2000](2000-iraqi-parliamentary-election))5th convocation
(2000–2003)
1[[File:Iraqi Speaker.jpgborder80px]]3 April 200516 March 2006Iraqi National List1
(2005 (Jan))1st convocation
(2005–2006)
1[[File:Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.jpgborder80px]]16 March 200623 December 2008Iraqi Accord Front1
(2005 (Dec))1st convocation
(2006–2010)
219 April 200914 June 2010Iraqi Accord Front1
(2005 (Dec))1st convocation
(2006–2010)
—[[File:Fuad Masum 2014-09-23.jpgborder80px]]14 June 201011 November 2010Coalition of Kurdistan Lists(acting)2nd convocation
(2010–2014)
3[[File:Usama al-Nujayfi at US Department of State (cropped).jpgborder80px]]11 November 201015 July 2014Iraqi National Movement /
Muttahidoon1
([2010](2010-iraqi-parliamentary-election))2nd convocation
(2010–2014)
4[[File:Salim al-Jabouri 2018.jpgborder80px]]15 July 20141 July 2018MuttahidoonMuttahidoon}};"1
([2014](2014-iraqi-parliamentary-election))3rd convocation
(2014–2018)
5[[File:Mohamed Al-Halbousi.jpgborder80px]]15 September 201810 October 2021Al Anbar Our Identity1
([2018](2018-iraqi-parliamentary-election))4th convocation
(2018–2021)
10 October 202114 November 2023Takadum2
([2021](2021-iraqi-parliamentary-election))5th convocation
(2021-2025)
—[[File:Muhsin al-Mandalawi.jpgborder80px]]Muhsin Al-Mandalawi
(1968–)14 November 202331 October 2024Independent(acting)5th convocation
(2021-2025)
6[[File:Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.jpgborder80px]]31 October 202429 December 2025Independent25th convocation
(2021-2025)
7[[File:Haibet Alhalbousi.jpgborder80px]]29 December 2025*Incumbent*Takadum1
([2025](2025-iraqi-parliamentary-election))6th convocation
(2025-2029)

References

Notes

References

  1. Ahmed, Haider. (2025-12-30). "إنجاز برلماني يمهد لاستحقاقات رئاسية في العراق". [[BBC News Arabic]].
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