Abdul Latif Rashid has been elected as the new president of Iraq.

Abdul Latif Rashid has been elected as the new president of Iraq. : Rashid replaced Barham Saleh as head of state after two rounds of votes in parliament on 13 October. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was named as prime minister-designate. Al-Sudani replaces caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi. Al-Sudani will now have 30 days to form a government.

November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz

In an October 2021 parliamentary vote, influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the biggest winner. He failed to form the government. Rashid hails from Sulaimaniyah, a major city in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Under Iraq’s power-sharing system, the premiership falls under Shia blocs and the speaker of parliament is a Sunni. The presidency is reserved for Kurdish groups to nominate.

Iraq:

It is a country in Western Asia bordered by Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Persian Gulf.

Capital of Iraq: Baghdad

Type of government: Federal parliamentary republic

Currency of Iraq: Iraqi Dinar