Council of Ministers (Iraq)

Council of Ministers
  • Arabic: مجلس الوزراء
  • Kurdish: ئەنجومەنی وەزیران
Overview
Established28 December 2005
StateRepublic of Iraq
LeaderPrime Minister of Iraq
Appointed byPresident of Iraq
Ministries23
Responsible toCouncil of Representatives
HeadquartersBaghdad, Iraq
Websitecabinet.iq
The Council of Ministers headed by Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani holds its first session on October 28, 2022

The Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء; Kurdish: ئەنجومەنی وەزیران) is the principal executive organ of the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq.

The Council of Representatives of Iraq elects a President of the Republic who appoints the Prime Minister who in turn appoints the Council of Ministers, all of whom must be approved by the Assembly.[1]

  1. ^ "IRAQI CONSTITUTION" (PDF). wipo.int. 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2024.