Vice President of Iraq

Vice President of the Republic of Iraq
Official emblem
Incumbent Vacant since 2 October 2018
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Parliamentary vote on the names submitted by the President
Term length	Four years
Formation	14 July 1958 10 October 2016 (restored)
Salary	122,400 USD annually

Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently.

The office of Vice President was historically largely ceremonial but prestigious. In post-war Iraq, the Constitution of Iraq, in its "Transitional Guidelines," creates a three-member presidency (or presidential) council, consisting of the president of Iraq and two deputy presidents, who must act in unison. The presidency council had three members to accommodate Iraq's three largest groups: Sunni Muslim Arabs, Shiite Muslim Arabs, and the mostly Sunni Kurds. As a unit, the Presidency Council was meant to symbolize the unity of the nation. This arrangement is required by the constitution to continue until the Council of Representatives, enters its second set of sessions. At this point, the Presidency Council would be replaced by a solitary President of the Republic, who would have only one deputy, the vice-president. In any case, the Presidency is appointed by the Council of Representatives. The three-member arrangement was a hold-over from the Iraqi Interim Government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.

In September 2014, three new vice presidents were elected: former prime ministers Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi and former speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi.

On August 11, 2015, the Council of Representatives approved the al Abadi government plan to abolish the posts of both vice president and deputy prime minister. Later, Osama al-Nujaifi filed a complaint against the decision, considering it to be against the Constitution. Also Nuri al-Maliki promised to cling to his post. On 10 October 2016, the three posts of vice president were restored by the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq which deemed their abolition unconstitutional. The three offices have been vacant since October 2, 2018.

List of officeholders

Under Iraqi Republic and Ba'athist Iraq

The Ba'athist regime of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein also used the office of Vice President. However, the post was not as influential as the Vice Chairmen of the Revolutionary Command Council. Vice Presidents were appointed at the discretion of the President.

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر (1914–1982)	November 1963	January 1964		Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Abdul Salam Arif
	80px	Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006)	July 1968	July 1979	years	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
		Hardan al-Tikriti حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي (1925–1971)	April 1970	October 1970		Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)
	80px	Salih Mahdi Ammash صالح مهدي عماش (1924–1985)	April 1970	December 1971		Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)
	80px	Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf طه محيي الدين معروف (1929–2009)	April 1974	April 2003	years	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Saddam Hussein
		Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri عزة إبراهيم الدوري (1942–2020)	July 1979	April 2003		Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)	Saddam Hussein
	80px	Taha Yassin Ramadan طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي‎ (1938–2007)	March 1991	April 2003		Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)

Republic of Iraq since 2004

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ibrahim al-Jaafari إبراهيم الجعفري (born 1947)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005		Islamic Dawa Party	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
	80px	Rowsch Shaways روز نورى شاويس (1947–2021)	1 June 2004	7 April 2005		Kurdistan Democratic Party
	80px	Adil Abdul-Mahdi عادل عبد المهدي (born 1942)	7 April 2005	11 July 2011		Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq	Jalal Talabani
	80px	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور (born 1958)	7 April 2005	22 April 2006		The Iraqis
		Tariq al-Hashimi طارق الهاشمي (born 1942)	22 April 2006	10 September 2012		Iraqi Islamic Party
		Khodair al-Khozaei خضير الخزاعي (born 1947)	13 May 2011	9 September 2014		Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation	Jalal Talabani Fuad Masum
		Nouri al-Maliki نوري المالكي (born 1950)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum
		Osama al-Nujaifi أسامة النجيفي (born 1956)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Muttahidoon
	80px	Ayad Allawi أياد علاوي (born 1944)	9 September 2014	11 August 2015		Iraqi National Accord
Post abolished (11 August 2015–10 October 2016)
Post restored (10 October 2016–present)
		Nouri al-Maliki نوري المالكي (born 1950)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Islamic Dawa Party	Fuad Masum
		Osama al-Nujaifi أسامة النجيفي (born 1956)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Muttahidoon
	80px	Ayad Allawi أياد علاوي (born 1944)	10 October 2016	2 October 2018		Iraqi National Accord

See also

• List of current vice presidents