Iraq Government Graph

Method and Status Definitions

Structure from the 2005 Constitution of Iraq (English text at constituteproject.org) and founding statutes, named by article on each node. Officeholders checked on October 6, 2026, each with dated sources.

This graph models the Republic of Iraq as institutions, positions and typed relationships (appoints, confirms, elects, commands, controls, sponsors, nominates, parallel to). The centre is the citizens of Iraq, whom the Constitution names as the source of authority (Article 5). The informal quota that gives the presidency to a Kurd, the premiership to a Shia Arab and the speakership to a Sunni Arab, and the Coordination Framework's control of government formation, are shown as edges.

Every officeholder is sourced to an official site, a state news agency (labeled as such) or a named news outlet, with a short quote that names the person in the post and was checked on the page. Verified means two or more independent publishers, at least one from 2026. Single source means one publisher. Acting, vacant and unconfirmed are shown as such rather than filled with a guess.

Timing matters: the al-Zaidi government took office on May 14, 2026 with 14 of 23 ministers. On October 6, 2026 nine ministries, including Defence and Interior, still had no confirmed minister; a parliamentary vote planned for October 8 was postponed to the following week. The last US troops left on September 30, 2026. The Kurdistan Region has had a caretaker cabinet since its October 2024 election.

Parallel power includes the armed factions that raise brigades in the Popular Mobilization Forces while keeping their own command, the Sadrist movement, the bloc leaders who allocate ministries, the Najaf marjaiya, and foreign patrons and forces. They are modelled because they shape appointments, budgets and the use of force without holding the formal posts.

Middle East Forum, applied policy research organization, founded 1994. Corrections: meforum.org/contact.