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PM Masrour Barzani extended congratulations to newly appointed speaker for Iraqi Parliament

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani has been elected as the speaker of the Iraqi parliament by 182 out of 271 votes in the second round of the voting.

PM Masrour Barzani(R), Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (L). (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
PM Masrour Barzani(R), Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (L). (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani Mahmoud al-Mashhadani Speaker of Iraqi Parliament KRG Media Office of KRG

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, congratulated Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, over a telephone conversation, on Friday. 

Al-Mashhadani won the Speaker position at the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and the Premier wished him success in his upcoming responsibility.

The media office of the Kurdistan Region Government Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani stated “the Prime Minister at the Kurdistan Region Government, Masrour Barzani, congratulated Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani in a phone call on the occasion of being elected as the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and wished him all the success in his duties” 

"The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, expressed his gratitude for the call and congratulations from the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Government, and stressed that he will support the implementation of the constitution and resolution of the outstanding issues between the Kurdistan Regional and federal governments” The Premier added. 

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani has been elected as the speaker of the Iraqi parliament by 182 out of 271 votes in the second round of the voting.

Who is Mahmoud al-Mashhadani?

Mahmoud Dawood al-Mashhadani was born in 1948, in Baghdad, he completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Kadhimiya district in Baghdad.

Then, in 1972, he graduated from the College of Medicine in Baghdad University.

He was imprisoned in 1981 for his political view by Baath regime government. In 2000, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

In 2004, he was one of the foundation members of the National Dialogue Council.

In 2004, he became a member of the constitution drafting committee, in 2006, he was elected a speaker for the Iraqi parliament.

In 2021, he was elected as an MP at the council of Representative at the Iraqi parliament.

On October 31st, 2024, he was re-elected as the new speaker of the Iraqi parliament. 

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Translated and contributed to by Seyran