Council of Ministers (Iraq)

Council of Ministers
Arabic: مجلس الوزراء Kurdish: ئەنجومەنی وەزیران
Overview
Established	28 December 2005
State	Republic of Iraq
Leader	Prime Minister of Iraq
Appointed by	President of Iraq
Ministries	23
Responsible to	Council of Representatives
Headquarters	Baghdad, Iraq
Website	cabinet.iq

The Council of Ministers headed by Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani holds its first session on October 28, 2022

The Council of Ministers 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.

Current composition

Office	Name	Party		In office since
Prime Minister	Ali al-Zaidi		Independent	14 May 2026
Interior Minister	Vacant			–
Finance Minister	Falih al-Sari		National Wisdom Movement	14 May 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister	Fuad Hussein		Kurdistan Democratic Party	14 May 2026
Defense Minister	Vacant			–
Oil Minister	Bassim al-Abadi		Reconstruction and Development Coalition	14 May 2026
Agriculture Minister	Abdul-Rahim al-Shammari		Reconstruction and Development Coalition	14 May 2026
Communications Minister	Mustafa Sanad		Justice and Unity Party	14 May 2026
Culture Minister	Vacant			–
Construction, Housing, Municipalities, and Public Works Minister	Vacant			–
Electricity Minister	Ali Sa'di Wahib		Reconstruction and Development Coalition	14 May 2026
Education Minister	Abdul-Karim al-Jubouri		Takadum	14 May 2026
Justice Minister	Khaled Shwani		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	14 May 2026
Health Minister	Abdul-Hussein al-Mousawi		National Contract Party	14 May 2026
Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister	Vacant			–
Industry and Minerals Minister	Muhammad al-Karbuli		Takadum	14 May 2026
Environment Minister	Sarwa Abdulwahid		New Generation Movement	14 May 2026
Labour and Social Affairs Minister	Vacant			–
Migration and the Displaced Minister	Vacant			–
Planning Minister	Vacant			–
Trade Minister	Mustafa al-Aani		Siyada Party	14 May 2026
Transport Minister	Wahab al-Hasani		Badr Organisation	14 May 2026
Water Resources Minister	Muthanna al-Tamimi		Badr Organisation	14 May 2026
Youth and Sports Minister	Vacant			–

See also

• List of cabinets

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)