Khaled Shwani
Iraqi Kurdish politician
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Khalid Salam Saeed Shawani (Kurdish: خالید سەلام سەعید شوانی Arabic: خالد سلام سعيد شواني, romanized: Khālid Sallām Saʻīd Shuwānī) born in 1975 is an Iraqi politician and legal scholar who has served as the Minister of Justice since 2022. He has also held several legislative and executive positions in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. He is considered one of the leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and served as a member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq for two consecutive terms. He also chaired the parliamentary Legal Committee between 2010 and 2014.[2][3]
Abdul Latif Rashid
Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani
Khaled Salam Shwani | |
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خالید سەلام شوانی | |
Khalid Shwani in 2023. | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office October 27 2022 | |
| President | Nizar Amidi Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Prime Minister | Ali al-Zaidi Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani |
| Preceded by | Salar Abdul Sattar Muhammad |
| Member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives | |
| In office 2006–2014[1] | |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| Constituency | Kirkuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 Kirkuk, Republic of Iraq |
| Party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| University of Baghdad University of Kirkuk Mansoura University (PhD) | |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Legal Scholar |
Early life and education
Khalid Shawani was born in the city of Kirkuk in 1975. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from University of Baghdad, then earned a master's degree in law with distinction from University of Kirkuk. He also received a doctorate in law from Mansoura University.[4]
Political career
Shawani comes from a family affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and he advanced through the party's organizational ranks. He was elected as a member of the party leadership during its 2010 congress and was re-elected in 2019. In 2022, he became a member of the party's Political Bureau, and in 2026 he assumed responsibility for the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.