Iraq/Vice President

Iraq/Vice President  (ambassador)
largely ceremonial office, but gives access to the top leadership of the country

Per 2021, Iraq has had three vice presidents or deputy presidents serving concurrently, but this will be phased down to one in the future.

The office of Vice-President was historically largely ceremonial but prestigious. In post-war Iraq, the Constitution of Iraq, in its "Transitional Guidelines," creates a three-member Presidency (or Presidential) Council, consisting of the President of the Republic and two deputy presidents, who must act in unison. The Presidency Council had three members to accommodate Iraq's three largest groups: Sunni Muslim Arabs, Shiite Muslim Arabs, and the mostly Sunni Kurds.

As a unit, the Presidency Council was meant to symbolize the unity of the nation. This arrangement is required by the constitution to continue until the Council of Representatives, enters its second set of sessions. At this point, the Presidency Council would be replaced by a solitary President of the Republic, who would have only one deputy, the Vice-President. In any case, the Presidency is appointed by the Council of Representatives. The three-member arrangement was a hold-over from the Iraqi interim government and the Iraqi Transitional Government.

The [[Ba'athist Iraq|Ba'athist government] of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein also used the office of Vice President. However, the post was not as influential as the Vice Chairmen of the Revolutionary Command Council. Vice Presidents were appointed at the discretion of the President.

 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

Name	From	To	Description
Nouri al-Maliki	10 October 2016	2 October 2018	Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Ayad Allawi
Nouri al-Maliki	8 September 2014	11 August 2015	Serving with Osama al-Nujaifi and Ayad Allawi
Saddam Hussein	July 1968	July 1979

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