Speaker of Kurdistan Parliament
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| Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament | |
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| سەرۆکی پەرلەمانی کوردستان | |
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| Status | Presiding officer |
| Member of | Kurdistan Parliament |
| Seat | Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Appointer | Members of the Kurdistan Parliament |
| Constituting instrument | Law No. 1 (1992) |
| Formation | 4 June 1992[2] |
| First holder | Jawhar Namiq |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker |
| Website | Kurdistan Parliament |
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The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament (Kurdish: سەرۆکی پەرلەمانی کوردستان) is the presiding officer of the Kurdistan Parliament, the legislature of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The speaker is elected by the members of the parliament and is responsible for maintaining order during sessions, overseeing the parliament's administration, and representing the legislature in its relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi federal government.[3]
The position was established on 4 June 1992, following the 1992 elections that came after the 1991 Kurdish uprising.[4] The first speaker was Jawhar Namiq of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, who was elected at the parliament's first session on 4 June 1992 and served until 1999.[5]
The current Speaker is Dr. Rewaz Faiq Hussein of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, who took office on 11 July 2019.[6] She is the second woman to hold the position, after Vala Fareed, and presides over the fifth term of the Kurdistan Parliament, which consists of 111 members.[7]
The speaker is assisted by a deputy speaker and a secretary, who together form the Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament. The current Deputy Speaker is Hemin Hawrami (KDP), and the secretary is Muna Kahveci (KIU).[3][7]
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