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Vice President of Kurdistan Region

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Vice President of Kurdistan Region
Flag of Kurdistan
since July 2019
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerVote in the Kurdistan Region Parliament
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderKosrat Rasul Ali
Formation14 June 2005
Websitepresidency.gov.krd

The vice president of Kurdistan Region is the deputy head of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council.[1] The vice presidents assist the president in his or her duties and in the president's absence is the acting president.[2]

On 14 June 2005 Masoud Barzani was sworn in by the Kurdistan Region Parliament as new president.[3] Kurdistan National Assembly elected Kosrat Rasul Ali as the vice president of the Kurdistan Region.[2]

List of vice presidents

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Kosrat Rasul Ali
(born 1952) 		14 June 2005 1 November 2017 12 years, 140 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[2]
2 Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa
(born 1950) 		8 September 2019[4] Incumbent 5 years, 76 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan[5][6]
3 Mustafa Said Qadir
(born 1958) 		Gorran Movement[7][8]

See also

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Politics of Kurdistan Region
National symbols
Referendums
Government
Parliament
Recent elections
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

References

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  1. ^ "KRG".
  2. ^ a b c "Kurdistan Region Presidency". www.presidency.krd.
  3. ^ "Iraqi Kurdistan leader sworn in". 14 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "President Barzani Appoints Vice Presidents of the Kurdistan Region". presidency.gov.krd.
  5. ^ "Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa". presidency.gov.krd.
  6. ^ "PUK tips Qubad Talabani as deputy PM, Sheikh Jaafar as VP for new KRG". www.rudaw.net.
  7. ^ "Kurdistan Region Vice President Mustafa Qadir Mustafa". presidency.gov.krd.
  8. ^ Corporation, Nalia. "Gorran selects its candidates for new government: source". www.nrttv.com.


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