President of Iraq

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The President of Iraq is the country's head of state, serving a largely ceremonial but symbolically important role within Iraq's parliamentary political system.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Iraq
appointedBy Council of Representatives of Iraq
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Iraq
coatOfArms Emblem of Iraq
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Iraq
country Iraq
currentHolder Abdul Latif Rashid
currentHolderStartDate 2022-10-13
dateEstablished 1958
electionMethod indirect election by parliament
establishedAfter abolition of the Iraqi monarchy
firstHolder Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
firstHolderStartDate 1958
flag Flag of Iraq
governmentForm parliamentary republic
hasDuty representing Iraq in official ceremonies
safeguarding the Constitution of Iraq
symbolizing the unity of the country
hasPower accreditation of foreign ambassadors
formal appointment of the Prime Minister-designate
issuing pardons in accordance with the law
ratification of international treaties
ratification of laws passed by parliament
legalSystemContext federal parliamentary system of Iraq
maximumConsecutiveTerms 2
nativeLabel رئيس العراق
سەرۆکی عێراق
nativeLabelLanguage Arabic
Kurdish
nominatingBody parliamentary political blocs
officeHoldersOftenFrom Kurdish community
officeLocation Baghdad
officeType ceremonial presidency
partOf federal institutions of Iraq
predecessorOffice King of Iraq
relatedOffice Prime Minister of Iraq
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
residence Baghdad
Radwaniyah Presidential Palace Complex
roleType largely ceremonial head of state
symbolic national figurehead
selectionFallback simple majority in second parliamentary voting round
selectionRequires two-thirds majority in first parliamentary voting round
style His Excellency
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable once


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