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The prime minister of the Kurdistan Region is the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, governing semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The government is elected as part of the Kurdistan Region Parliament.
| Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region | |
|---|---|
Political Emblem | |
Incumbent since 10 June 2019Masrour Barzani | |
| Appointer | Kurdistan Region Parliament |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Fuad Masum (de facto) Nechirvan Barzani (de jure) |
| Formation | 4 July 1992 (de facto) 1 March 2006 (de jure) |
| Website | www |
List of prime ministers
1992–2005
After the 1992 parliamentary election resulted in the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), each holding 50 out of 100 seats, they decided to create a unity government (which was not recognized by the Ba'athist Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein).
The unity government soon collapsed and in 1994 a civil war broke out, which lasted until 1998. This resulted in the establishment of two Kurdistan Regional Governments in 1996, a KDP-controlled one in Erbil and a PUK-controlled one in Sulaymaniyah, each with their own prime minister.
PUK-controlled part
Prime Ministers of the PUK-controlled Kurdistan Regional Government:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Fuad Masum (born 1938) | 4 July 1992 | 26 April 1993 | 296 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 2 | Kosrat Rasul Ali (born 1952) | 26 April 1993 | 21 January 2001 | 7 years, 270 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 3 | Barham Salih (born 1960) | 21 January 2001 | 15 July 2004 | 3 years, 176 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| 4 | Omer Fattah Hussain (born 1948) | 15 July 2004 | 14 June 2005 | 334 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
KDP-controlled part
Prime Ministers of the KDP-controlled Kurdistan Regional Government:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Roj Shaweis (1947–2021) | 26 September 1996 | 20 December 1999 | 3 years, 85 days | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
| 2 | Nechirvan Barzani (born 1966) | 20 December 1999 | 14 June 2005 | 5 years, 176 days | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
2006–present
After the reconciliation between the KDP and PUK, parliamentary election was held on January 30, 2005, and an agreement was made to let a KDP leader become prime minister for the first term and a PUK Prime Minister to become president for the second term, so Nechervan Barzani became prime minister. Barham Salih held the post of prime minister until 17 January 2012 after which he relinquished his position to Nechervan Idris Barzani.
Prime Ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Nechirvan Barzani (born 1966) | 1 March 2006 | 31 August 2009 | 3 years, 183 days | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
| 2 | Barham Salih (born 1960) | 1 September 2009 | 17 January 2012 | 2 years, 138 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| (1) | Nechirvan Barzani (born 1966) | 17 January 2012 | 10 June 2019 | 7 years, 144 days | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
| 3 | Masrour Barzani (born 1969) | 10 June 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 190 days | Kurdistan Democratic Party | |
Timeline
See also
- President of Kurdistan Region
- Vice President of Kurdistan Region
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