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Kurdistan Regional Government

Kurdistan Regional Government

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) is a democratically elected administrative body of the federal Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It consists of the President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of his cabinet. Based in Erbil, it administers the four governorates of Erbil, Duhok, Sulaimani and Halabja.

The party holding the majority of seats in the Kurdistan Parliament nominates a candidate for the post of KRG Prime Minister. The nomination is then submitted to the President of the Kurdistan Region for approval. Following confirmation by the President, the Prime Minister will be tasked with forming a new cabinet. The Prime Minister presents the Kurdistan Parliament with his selection and the parliament will, in turn, vote their approval.

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq was founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, and human rights. Since its establishment in 1992, the KRG has dedicated itself to acting in the best interests of all the people in the Kurdistan Region, safeguarding its ethnic and religious diversity as well as its minority population, and ensuring safety and security for all.

The KRG permanently aims at strengthening its services and the quality of democracy in the Region. It continuously works to increase transparency, decentralize competences, and empower civil society. The KRG is also concerned with promoting international recognition of the Anfal genocide campaign by the Baath Regime, intended at annihilating the Kurdish population.

After the fall of the former regime, the Kurdistan Regional Government worked hard with the interim government of Iraq to create a new federal, pluralistic and democratic Iraq. Accordingly, the KRG closely cooperates with the federal Iraqi government to ensure the application of the Iraqi Constitution.

The current regional government is headed by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. He presides over a cabinet of 21 Ministers. The Region’s other institutions include the independent Judicial Council, the highest judicial authority in the Region, as well as the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region and its administration, the Diwan.

The ninth cabinet

The ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government was sworn into office on 10 July 2019 at the Kurdistan Parliament.
The cabinet consists of the following ministries and departments:

Prime Minister: Masrour Barzani
Deputy Prime Minister: Qubad Jalal Talabani

Ministry of:

  • Agriculture and Water Resources: Begard Talabani
  • Education: Alan Hama Saeed Salih
  • Electricity: Kamal Mohammad
  • Endowment and Religious Affairs: Pshtiwan Sadq Abdullah
  • Finance and Economy: Awat Janab Noori
  • Health: Saman Hussein Muhammad
  • Higher Education and Scientific Research: Aram Mohammad
  • Housing and Reconstruction: Dana Abdulkareem Hamasalih
  • Interior: Rebar Khalid Ahmed
  • Justice: Farsat Ahmad Abdullah
  • Labour and Social Affairs: Kwestan Mohammad
  • Martyrs and Anfal Affairs: Abdullah Mahmood Mohammad
  • Municipalities and Tourism: Sasan Othman Awni
  • Peshmerga affairs: Shoresh Ismail Abdulla
  • Planning: Dara Rashid Mahmud
  • Trade and Industry: Kamal Muslim Saeed
  • Transport and Communications: Ano Jawhar Abdulmaseeh
  • Youth and Culture: Mohammad Said Ali
  • Region Minister: Aydin Maruf Selim
  • Region Minister: Vala Fareed Ibrahim
  • Region Minister: Khalid Salam Saeed

Further posts with ministerial rank: 

President, Divan of the Council of Ministers: Umed Sabah Othman
KRG Spokesperson: Jotiar Adil
Department of Foreign Relations: Safeen Muhsin Dizayee

 

Visit the new Government website here.

 

See also:

Presidency of the KRI

Kurdistan Parlament