Mahmoud al-Mashhadani

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
محمود المشهداني
Al-Mashhadani in 2021
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Assumed office
31 October 2024
PresidentAbdul Latif Rashid
Prime MinisterMohammed Shia' Al Sudani
Preceded byMuhsin Al-Mandalawi (acting)
In office
22 April 2006 – 23 December 2008
PresidentJalal Talabani
Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Preceded byHajim al-Hassani
Succeeded byAyad al-Samarrai
Personal details
Born (1948-05-20) 20 May 1948 (age 76)
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Political partyIraqi Accord Front
Other political
affiliations
Al-Wataniya Coalition (2012-Present)[1]
Sadara (in 2024)[2]
Alma materCollege of Medicine University of Baghdad
Military service
Branch/service Iraqi Ground Forces
Years of service1975–1990
RankMajor
UnitArmy Medical Corps
Battles/warsSecond Iraqi-Kurdish War
Iran–Iraq War

Mahmoud Dawud al-Mashhadani (Arabic: محمود المشهداني; born 1948) is an Iraqi politician and the current Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives since 31 October 2024.[3]

He was elected to the Council of Representatives as part of the Sunni Arab-led Iraqi Accord Front list in 2005.

  1. ^ "Al Sharqiya TV - تلفزيون الشرقية". www.alsharqiya.com.
  2. ^ https://asiaelects.com/iraq
  3. ^ "Iraqi parliament elects Sunni lawmaker al-Mashhadani as speaker, state news agency says". Reuters.