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Iraqi parliament completes al-Zaidi's cabinet, names three deputy PMs
October 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM · Updated 20h ago
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Iraq parliament approves al-Zaidi’s cabinet amid growing economic concerns
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(opens the publisher’s site)Iraq's parliament voted Thursday to complete Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi's cabinet, filling vacant portfolios and appointing three deputy prime ministers.
- Parliament approved ministers for interior, defense, planning, higher education, culture, and other vacant portfolios.
- Parliament named Mohsen Ali Akbar al-Mandlawi, Laith Hadi Sayyid al-Khazali, and Mohammad Ali Tamim as deputy prime ministers.
- Al-Zaidi pledged to accelerate implementation of government priorities, citing "huge and complex" files amid economic and security challenges from the regional war.
- Iraq's parliament approved 11 previously vacant ministerial portfolios alongside the three new deputy prime ministers.
- Laith al-Khazali is a senior leader of the US-sanctioned Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement.
- The vote came amid severe economic strain, including a nearly 15 percent dinar devaluation to cover state salaries.