Vice President of Kurdistan Region
Vice President of Kurdistan Region | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | Vote in Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
Formation | 14 June 2005 |
Website | www |
Politics of Kurdistan Region |
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The vice president of Kurdistan Region is the deputy head of the autonomous Kurdistan Region. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council.[1] The vice presidents assist the president in his or her duties and in the president's absence is the acting president.[2]
On 14 June 2005 Masoud Barzani was sworn in by the Kurdistan National Assembly as new president.[3] Kurdistan National Assembly elected Kosrat Rasul Ali as the vice president of the Kurdistan Region.[2]
Vice presidents of Kurdistan Region[]
Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
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Took office | Left office | ||
Kosrat Rasul Ali | 14 June 2005 | 1 November 2017 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[2] |
Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa | July 2019 | Incumbent | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[4] |
July 2019 | Incumbent | Gorran Movement[5] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "KRG".
- ^ a b c "Kurdistan Region Presidency". www.presidency.krd.
- ^ "Iraqi Kurdistan leader sworn in". June 14, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "PUK tips Qubad Talabani as deputy PM, Sheikh Jaafar as VP for new KRG". www.rudaw.net.
- ^ Corporation, Nalia. "Gorran selects its candidates for new government: source". www.nrttv.com.
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- Government of Kurdistan Region
- Politics of Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
- Vice presidents