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The parliament adjourns its session after completing the voting on the Al-Zaydi cabinet.

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15/10/2026 | 09:21 PM

The House of Representatives adjourned its session held this evening, Thursday, after voting on filling the vacant ministries in the government of Ali Falih Al-Zaydi and his deputies.

The House of Representatives voted today, Thursday, on the candidates for the cabinet of Ali Falih Al-Zaydi and the positions of Deputy Prime Ministers during its evening session.

A parliamentary source stated in a statement to the news agency that the House of Representatives voted to select Laith Al-Khazali, Mohamed Tamim, and Mohsen Al-Mandalawi as Deputies to the Prime Minister.

The source added that the voting included the selection of Naief Al-Shammari as Minister of Defense, Yasser Al-Maliki as Minister of Interior, Qutaiba Ghazi Majeed as Minister of Planning, Haidar Baha as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Yasin Al-Aithaawi as Minister of Culture.

It was noted that "voting took place for Mohammed Sahib Al-Daraji as Minister of Digital Economy, Governance, and Technology, as well as Ali Abdul-Hadi Mohammed Al-Dukhaili as Minister of Tourism and Mohammed Samaan Kanaan Yusuf as Minister of State.

He confirmed that "the vote on the fourth deputy of Al-Zaydi, who is the candidate of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Fares Al-Brefkani, and the candidate for the Ministry of Immigration, was postponed.