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Arab Parliaments: Iraq

Parliament: Parliament
Chamber: Council of Representatives of Iraq (Majlis Annuwab)
Date of Establishment: 2006
Term: 4 years
Method of Election/Appointment: Directly elected, during the last elections there were 7 national compensatory seats. According to the Constitution, at least 25% of the members must be women.
Bylaws: Bylaws of the Council of Representatives, 2006  [ English ][ Arabic ]
Other Regulatory Laws:
No regulations found.
Date of Affiliation to AIPU: 1947 - 1963, 1980 - 2003, 2008 - Present
Date of Affiliation to IPU: 1980
Address: Council of Representatives of Iraq, International Zone, Convention Center, Baghdad, Iraq
Tel: (+964) 79 01933855 - 7704 429 396 - 19143606119 - 7704429396 (S.G)
Fax:
E-mail: amjad_abdullmajeed@parliament.iq
Website: Council of Representatives  [ English ][ Arabic ]


Current chamber
Date formed: .
Next Elections/Appointment: .
Total Members: 325
Total Members (current): 325
Women: 82 (25.23%)
Women Caucus: No
Speaker: Iyad Al-Samarrai
Secretary General: Amjad Abdul Hamid Abdullmajeed
Standing Committees (24): Foreign Relations Committee | Security & Defense Committee | Legal Oil, Gas & Natural Resource Committee | Finance Committee | The Economic, Investment and Reconstruction Committee | The Education Committee | Health & Environment Committee | Integrity Committee | Labor & Services Committee | Regions & Governorate Committee | Human Rights Committee | Culture, Information and Tourism and Antiquities Committee | Religious Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee | Deportees, Immigrants and Expatriates Committee | Agriculture, Water and Marshes Committee | Accountability & Justice Committee | Martyrs , Victims and Political prisoners Committee | Youth & Sports Committee | Women, Family and Children Committee | Civil Society Organization Committee | Members Affairs & Parliamentary Development Committee | Tribes Committee | Complaints Committee
Adhoc Committees ():
Parliamentary Blocks:

 
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