The
President of Iraq is
Iraq's
head of state and chief of government. Iraq became a
republic after the overthrow of the
monarchy in 1958.
Presidents of the Republic of Iraq
Republic of Iraq (1991-2004)
For most of the country's history, Iraq's presidents have been authoritarian dictators occupying an office without a clearly designed constitutional structure. Such presidents exercised all power single-handedly, operating only with the consultation of a small
cabinet.
- Head of state as Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, but not technically president.
Presidents of the Iraq interim governing council
Coalition Provisional Authority Seal (2004)
Following the overthrow of
Saddam Hussein in 2003 an interim council ran Iraq under an American-led
occupation authority. The council decided to have a 9-member collective presidency, in which formal chairmanship of the group would rotate on a monthly basis.
State Presidents of Iraq
State of Iraq
In 2004 the council approved an interim
constitution, called the
Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period. Following the transfer of
sovereignty to the Iraqi people on June 28, 2004, Iraq's new Head of State is a "President of State", chosen by the elected
National Assembly and run the three-person executive Presidency Council. The State President's powers are limited, with most executive authority belonging to the
Prime Minister of Iraq.
On
April 6, 2005
Jalal Talabani, the head of the
PUK, became the first State President to be properly chosen by the newly-elected
National Assembly.
- In May 2004, outgoing council president Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer was chosen by the council to serve as the first Interim Iraqi State President under the Iraqi Interim Government until parliamentary elections could be held.
See also
Category:Iraqi heads of state
Iraq, President of
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