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Iraq

Iraq

StaleSovereign state

Iraq

Primary executive

Stale
Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi
OriginalU.S. Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver · Public Domain · Original

Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi
OriginalMedia Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq / Wikimedia Commons · Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq · CC BY · Original

Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of Iraq · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Parliamentary republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
The President is head of state and performs constitutional and representative duties, while the Prime Minister is the direct executive authority and leads the Council of Ministers.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic diversification and financial reformCouncil of Representatives of Iraq - Confidence in the Government of Ali Al-Zaidi
  2. 2Anti-corruption and digital governmentCouncil of Representatives of Iraq - Confidence in the Government of Ali Al-Zaidi, Iraqi News Agency - Prime Minister on the Government reform programme
  3. 3Electricity, water and public infrastructureCouncil of Representatives of Iraq - Confidence in the Government of Ali Al-Zaidi, Iraqi News Agency - Current Council of Ministers led by Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi
  4. 4Security, state authority and sovereigntyIraqi News Agency - Unified leadership priorities on sovereignty and reform
  5. 5Employment and social justiceCouncil of Representatives of Iraq - Confidence in the Government of Ali Al-Zaidi, Iraqi News Agency - Prime Minister on the Government reform programme

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
196
Active in source
35
Historical in source
0
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

2010 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 7, 2010

Completed

2009 Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jul 25, 2009

Completed

2009 Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jul 25, 2009

Completed

December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 15, 2005

Completed

January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 30, 2005

Completed

2005 Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 30, 2005

Completed

2002 Iraqi presidential referendum

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 16, 2002

Completed

1992 Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 19, 1992

Completed

1992 Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

May 19, 1992

Completed

1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 15, 1948

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

12

  1. 1Council of Representatives of Iraq - Constitution of the Republic of Iraqcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Council of Representatives of Iraq - Election of Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Council of Representatives of Iraq - Confidence in the Government of Ali Al-Zaidicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Iraqi News Agency - Current Council of Ministers led by Ali Faleh Al-Zaidicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Iraqi News Agency - Coordination Framework nomination of Ali Al-Zaidicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Council of Representatives of Iraq - About the Councilcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Council of Representatives of Iraq - Opening of the sixth electoral termcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Council of Representatives of Iraq - Certified winners of the 2025 electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Iraqi News Agency - Unified leadership priorities on sovereignty and reformcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Iraqi News Agency - Prime Minister on the Government reform programmecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Asia

Israel. Primary executive: Benjamin Netanyahu. Head of state: Isaac Herzog. StaleLebanon. Primary executive: Nawaf Salam. Head of state: Joseph Aoun. StalePalestinian Territories. Primary executive: —. Head of state: Mahmoud Abbas. PartialJordan. Primary executive: Abdullah II of Jordan. StaleUnited Arab Emirates. Primary executive: Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. StaleQatar. Primary executive: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. StaleKuwait. Primary executive: Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. StaleIraq. Primary executive: Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi. Head of state: Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi. StaleOman. Primary executive: Haitham bin Tarik. ConflictingSyria. Primary executive: Ahmed al-Sharaa. StaleArmenia. Primary executive: Nikol Pashinyan. Head of state: Vahagn Khachatryan. PartialTürkiye. Primary executive: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ConflictingAzerbaijan. Primary executive: Ilham Aliyev. StaleGeorgia. Primary executive: Irakli Kobakhidze. Head of state: Mikheil Kavelashvili. StaleYemen. Primary executive: Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi. StaleSaudi Arabia. Primary executive: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. ConflictingCyprus. Primary executive: Nicos Christodoulides. Conflicting
IraqPrimary executive: Ali Faleh Al-ZaidiHead of state: Nizar Mohammed Saeed AmidiStale
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