Kirkuk Provincial Council

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The Kirkuk Provincial Council is the provincial council of the Kirkuk Governorate, based in Kirkuk, Iraq.

## History

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Its inaugural session was dedicated to having the introduction of its new members then followed by the oath ceremony that was supervised by Judge Thahir Hamza Salman, the head of Kirkuk Appellate Court.

KPC has emphasized promoting the brotherhood spirits and establishing the principles of equality and common work in order to provide services to citizens of the province impartially, in spite of the conspiracies and intimidations of the terrorists, the unbelievers and agents who are the enemies of our people and who attempt in vain to spoil the democratic change process in building the state of law and civil society, and who try to provoke the sectarianism and to create sedition among diverse communities in Kirkuk province.

Because of the common goals in the electoral agendas of the different electoral lists, KPC has prioritized a list of aims to be accomplished: reconstruction, secure the settlement, promoting the rule of law, improve the works of the government departments and institutions, providing equal job opportunities, improving the living of the citizens and developing the basic services in education, health and other fields.

### Boycott and Power Sharing

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In November 2006, Arab and Turkomen members of the council withdrew, claiming that the Kurdish majority, which holds 26 of the 41 seats on the council, had excluded them from decision-making and governance. Arab members returned to the council in December 2007 after a new power-sharing deal was agreed.[1]

## Committees

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The council has formed a number of committees.

The principle of consensus, which was adopted by the Iraqi National Assembly in forming its committees and in forming the Iraqi Transitional Government, has been adopted by KPC in forming its committees. One of the committees is Article 58 and the Victims of Ethnic Cleansing Policies Committee to follow up the procedures of normalizing the situation in Kirkuk Province according to the new Iraqi Constitution.

### Human rights committee

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When in early 2013, a survey conducted by Iraqi women's organization Pana and Iraqi-German NGO WADI revealed a still high prevalence of female genital mutilation of 38% in Kirkuk province, the provincial council's Human rights committee disputed the data, decrying a loss of reputation.[2]

## Members

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Member | Block | Membership Turns | Political Affiliation | Position

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Rizgar Ali HamaJan  | KBL  | 2  | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)  | Chairman of Kirkuk Provincial Council
Rebwar Fayq Talabani  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Islamic Union | Deputy Chairman of KPC
Mohamed Kamal  | KBL  | 2  | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq (KDP)  | Security Committee
Ahmed Abdullah Askari  | KBL  | 2  | PUK  | Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee
Awad Mohamed Ameen  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Toilers' Party | Public Affairs Committee
Dilshad Pirot Aziz  | KBL  | 1  | Independent  | Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee
Babakir Sidiq Ahmed  | KBL  | 1  | PUK  | Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee
Galawezh Abdul-Jabbar Jabbari  | KBL  | 1  | PUK  | Security & Public Safety Committee

Azad Sabir Jabbari  | KBL  | 1  | PUK  | Agriculture & Irrigation Committee
Layla Hassan Shukur  | KBL  | 1  | PUK
Perween Mohamed Ameen  | KBL  | 1  | KDP  | Education & Higher Education Committee
Mahmoud Mohamed  | KBL  | 1  | KDP  | Legal, Election & Referendum Committee
Ali Namiq Salihi  | KBL  | 2  | Independent  | Oil & Mineral Resources Committee
Ibraheem Khalil Rasheed  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Islamic Union  | Economy & Finance Committee
Silvana Boya Nasir  | KBL  | 1  | Assyrian Patriotic Party | Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Economy & Finance Committee

Sherzad Adil Khursheed  | KBL  | 2  | KDP  | Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee

Agriculture & Irrigation Committee

Almas Fadhil Kamal  | KBL  | 1  | PUK  | Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Legal, Election & Referendum Committee

Riyadh Danuk  | KBL  | 1  | Independent  | Economy & Finance Committee
Jamal Mawlud Bapir  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Communist Party | Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee

Oil & Mineral Resources Committee

Ali Mahmud Mohamed  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Communist Party  | Agriculture & Irrigation Committee
Jwan Hassan Zangana  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU)  | Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee

Layla Mohamed Khidhir  | KBL  | 1  | Kurdistan Communist Party  | Education & Higher Education Committee
Irfan Jamal Kirkukli  | KBL  | 2  | Turkmen People's Party | Security & Public Safety Committee
Sahira Seyfudeen Nuri  | KBL  | 1  | Iraqi Turkmen Union Party  | Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Legal, Election & Referendum Committee

Jwad Jasim Al-Janabi  | KBL  | 1  | Independent  | Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Education & Higher Education Committee

Nasreen Khalid Whab  | KBL  | 1  | KDP  | Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Public Affairs Committee

## References

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1. ^ Ramzy Mardini (11 December 2007). "Kurdish-Sunni Accord Gives Kirkuk a Chance at Reconciliation". Terrorism Focus. Vol. 4, no. 41\. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. ^ Muhammad al-Haj (19 February 2013). "Human rights committee of KPC doubts high prevalence data of FGM". Kirkuk now. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.