Mohammed Al-Halbousi
محمد الحلبوسي
Al-Halbousi in 2019
Speaker of the Council of Representatives
In office
15 September 2018 – 14 November 2023
Preceded bySalim al-Jabouri
Succeeded byMuhsin Al-Mandalawi (Acting)
Governor of Anbar
In office
29 August 2017 – 14 September 2018
Appointed byAnbar Provincial Council
PresidentFuad Masum
Preceded bySuhaib al-Rawi
Succeeded byAli Farhan Hameed
Personal details
Born (1981-01-04) 4 January 1981
Al-Karmah, Anbar, Iraq
Political partyProgress Party
Residence(s)Baghdad, Iraq
Alma materMustansiriya University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer

Mohammed Rikan Hadid al-Halbousi (Arabic: محمد ريكان حديد الحلبوسي; born 4 January 1981[1]) is an Iraqi politician who served as Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq from 15 September 2018 to 14 November 2023. Al Halbousi submitted his resignation from this role on 26 September 2022 due to the political tension at the time. This resignation was however rejected by the parliament on 28 September 2022 and he continued to serve in this position until 14 November 2023, when the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ordered Halbousi's dismissal from parliament along with fellow legislator Laith al-Dulaimi, who had sued Halbousi claiming that he had forged Dulaimi's signature on a resignation letter.[2] He was previously the governor of Al Anbar Governorate since 29 August 2017. He is the leader of the Progress Party.

Al Halbousi won a seat in the Iraqi 2014 parliamentary elections and served as an MP until his dismissal.[2]

Biography

Mohammed Rikan Hadid Al-Halbousi Al-Dulaimi was born to a Sunni family on January 4, 1981, in Garmah, western Iraq. He is married to Nawar Asim, PhD. He holds a degree in Highways and Roads Engineering from Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. He received a BSc. Degree in summer 2002, a year before Iraq war that was waged on March 20, 2003. Al Halbusi moved on to pursue his graduate studies at Al-Mustansiriya University where he received a master's degree in Highways and Roads Engineering in 2006. His MSc. thesis subject title is "Modeling of Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflict on Arterial Street Using the Simulation Approach".

Al Halbousi launched his own private business working as a businessperson. He has been owning and running Al-Hadeed Co. Ltd. for General Rebuilding Projects. Al-Hadeed Company has implemented a number of infrastructure projects in Fallujah city with particular mention to the designing and implementation of the Fallujah sewage matrix. Al Halbousi remained active in his private business until he was tapped to get into the world of Iraqi politics in early 2014.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Speaker of the Council of Representatives

Al-Halbousi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo in Baghdad, Iraq on January 9, 2019.

In September 2018, Halbousi was elected as the Speaker of the Council of Representatives making him the 11th to serve that position and the 6th since the 2003 U.S. invasion. He won 169 votes in a secret ballot conducted at the session of the 329-seat assembly.[13]

On 9 January 2022, Halbousi was elected as the Speaker of Council of Representatives for a second term, defeating Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a former speaker of parliament in 2006. He received 200 votes from the 329-seat parliament.[14]

On 14 November 2023, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ordered Halbousi's dismissal as both speaker and member of parliament along with fellow legislator Laith al-Dulaimi, who had sued Halbousi claiming that he had forged Dulaimi's signature on a resignation letter, which Halbousi denied.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Al Ansary, Khalid; Habboush, Mahmoud (September 15, 2018). "Iraq Picks Parliament Speaker Amid Unrest in Oil-Producing South". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Abdul-Zahra, Qassim (14 November 2023). "Iraq's top court rules to oust the speaker and a rival lawmaker from Parliament". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mohamed al-Halbusi sworn in as governor of Anbar". thebaghdadpost.com. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Revealed: Halbusi named as Anbar's new governor". thebaghdadpost.com. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ↑ "The President of the Republic Issues a Decree on Appointing Mohammed Al Halbusi as a New Governor of Anbar". presidency.iq. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ↑ "www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/2908201712". rudaw.net. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  7. ↑ "مجلس الانبار يصوت على اختيار محمد الحلبوسي لمنصب المحافظ | سياسة". alsumaria.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  8. ↑ "خلافات حادة تشتعل بين رئيس البرلمان العراقي ومحافظ الأنبار". alkawthartv.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  9. ↑ Al-Maalomah Publisher. "مجلس الانبار يصوت بالاغلبية على محمد الحلبوسي محافظا | وكالة المعلومة". almaalomah.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  10. ↑ "مجلس الانبار ينتخب النائب محمد الحلبوسي محافظا". alhurra.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  11. ↑ "مرسوم جمهوري بتعيين محمد الحلبوسي محافظاً جديداً للأنبار - راديو المربد". almirbad.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  12. ↑ "مجلس الأنبار يختار محمد الحلبوسي محافظا خلفا لصهيب الراوي". alghadeer.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  13. ↑ "Deadlock broken as Iraqi parliament elects speaker". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  14. ↑ Rasheed, Ahmed; Khadim, Haider (2022-01-10). "Iraq's new parliament elects speaker in first step towards establishing a govt". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
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