President of Iraq

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President of the Republic of Iraq رئيس جمهورية العراق
Coat of arms of Iraq
Incumbent Barham Salih since 2 October 2018
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Radwaniyah Palace Baghdad, Iraq
Appointer	Parliamentary vote
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
Formation	July 14, 1958
Deputy	Vice President of Iraq
Salary	809,673 USD annually[1]
Website	Website

Iraq
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Iraq
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution
Government Federal government President (list) Barham Salih Prime Minister (list) Adil Abdul-Mahdi Cabinet Current cabinet
Legislature Council of Representatives Speaker: Mohamed al-Halbousi
Judiciary Supreme Court
Administrative divisions Governorates (provinces) Districts Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan Parliament
Elections Political parties Electoral Commission Recent elections Parliamentary: 2010 2014 2018 Gubernatorial: 2005 2009 2013 2005 constitutional referendum
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Mohamed Ali Alhakim Diplomatic missions of / in Iraq Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid to Iraq
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The president of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution".^[2] The President is elected by the Council of Representatives by a two-thirds majority,^[3] and is limited to two four-year terms.^[4] The President is responsible for ratifying treaties and laws passed by the Council of Representatives, issues pardons on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, and performs the "duty of the Higher Command of the armed forces for ceremonial and honorary purposes".^[5] Since the mid-2000s, the Presidency is primarily a symbolic office, the incumbent, as the president of iraq doesn't possess power within the country as per the October 2005 Constitution. ^[6]

The sixth and seventh president of Iraq was held by Jay Garner and Paul Bremer, both Americans, who were appointed by Coalition Provisional Authority after the 2003 invasion of Iraq that have overthrown the fifth president, Saddam Hussein.

Presidency Council

The Presidency Council was an entity that operated under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution. According to the Constitution, the Presidency Council functioned in the role of the president until one successive term after the Constitution was ratified^[7] and a government was seated.^[8] The Presidency Council had the additional power to send legislation back to the Council of Representatives for revision.

See also

• List of Presidents of Iraq
• List of Prime Ministers of Iraq
• List of Kings of Iraq

References