Abdul Latif Rashid | |
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لەتيف ڕەشید | |
.jpg) Rashid in 2023 | |
| 9th President of Iraq | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office September 2003 – December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Coalition Provisional Authority |
| Succeeded by | Mohanad Salman al-Sady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1944 Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
| Citizenship | |
| Nationality |
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| Political party | PUK |
| Spouse | Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed |
| Relations | Jalal Talabani (brother-in-law) Ibrahim Ahmed (father-in-law) Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (sister-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Radwaniyah Palace, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Alma mater | |
Abdul Latif Rashid (Arabic: عبد اللطيف رشيد; born 10 August 1944),[1] also known as Latif Rashid (Kurdish: لەتيف ڕەشید, romanized: Letîf Reşîd), is an Iraqi politician and the ninth president of Iraq, following the 2022 Iraqi presidential election.[2] He was previously the Minister of Water Resources under the government of Nouri al-Maliki. Before that, he served in the same position under both the Iraqi Transitional Government and the Iraqi Interim Government. Rashid was formerly a spokesperson for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the United Kingdom.
As Minister for Water Resources from September 2003 until December 2010, Rashid was responsible for a range of issues, including irrigation, municipal and industrial water supply, hydropower, flood control, and environmental requirements, including marsh restoration.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae-Dr. Latif Rashid". atifrashid.iq.
- ^ "Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president", Al Jazeera, 13 Oct 2022.