From six to 40 advisors… Al-Salami opens the file on violating the law in the Cabinet.
From six to 40 advisors… Al-Salami opens the file on violating the law in the Cabinet.
11-10-2026
The former MP Haider al-Salami raised legal questions on Tuesday regarding the fourth amendment to the Cabinet’s internal regulations, No. (5) of 2026, published in the Iraqi Gazette, Issue No. (4887), dated November 9, 2026. He questioned whether the amendment exceeded the provisions of existing laws. Al-Salami explained to Al-Maalomah that “the amendment allows for the appointment of up to 40 advisors and experts to the Prime Minister, while Law No. (3) of 2022, regulating the work of advisors, limits their number to no more than six.”
He pointed out that “the amendment grants the Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the rank of at least Lieutenant General and the rank of Minister, elevates the Head of the Board of Advisors to the rank of Minister, and creates a new position of Deputy Head of the Board with a special rank.”
Al-Salami clarified that “the core of the issue lies in the limits of the Cabinet’s authority to issue internal regulations, and the extent to which these regulations can be used to circumvent existing laws or create positions and powers without a clear legal basis.”
He pointed out that “Article (85) of the Constitution granted the Cabinet the authority to establish its internal regulations to organize its work, but did not grant it the power to amend or override laws.”
He called for “disclosure of the financial cost of these positions and a serious legal and oversight audit to preserve the rule of law and public funds.”
He asked, “Have internal regulations become a shortcut to creating what the laws do not permit?”
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