The Iraqi parliament grants confidence to al-Zaidi’s government and votes on 14 ministers (update)
The Iraqi parliament grants confidence to al-Zaidi’s government and votes on 14 ministers (update)
2026-05-14
The Iraqi parliament grants confidence to al-Zaidi’s government and votes on 14 ministers (update).
The Iraqi parliament voted this afternoon, Thursday, to grant confidence to the government of Ali Faleh al-Zaidi and its ministerial program, voting on 14 ministers.
During the session, which was held today with 270 members of parliament in attendance, the parliament voted to appoint Basim Muhammad Khudair as Minister of Oil, Muhammad Nouri as Minister of Industry, Ali Saad Wahib as Minister of Electricity, Abdul Karim Abtan as Minister of Education, and Mustafa Nizar Jumaa as Minister of Trade.
They also voted for Abdul Hussein Aziz as Minister of Health, Sarwa Abdul Wahid as Minister of Environment, Muthanna Ali Mahdi as Minister of Water Resources, Abdul Rahim Jassim as Minister of Agriculture, and Khalid Shawani as Minister of Justice.
Parliament also voted to appoint Salman Mohammed as Minister of Transport, Faleh Al-Sari as Minister of Finance, Mustafa Sand as Minister of Communications, and Fuad Hussein as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Parliament did not vote on the candidates for the ministries of higher education, interior, planning and labor because there were objections to the candidates.
A parliamentary source told Shafaq News Agency that “the postponed ministries, along with the deputies of the President of the Republic and the Government, will be decided after the Eid al-Adha holiday.”
After that, Al-Zaidi and the ministers took the constitutional oath, and then the session was adjourned until further notice.
As announced by Al-Zaidi’s media office in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “The House of Representatives votes to grant confidence to the government of Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi and its ministerial program.”
shafaq.com
