The vice president of the Kurdistan Region is the deputy head of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council. The vice presidents assist the president in his or her duties and in the president's absence is the acting president.
On 14 June 2005 Masoud Barzani was sworn in by the Kurdistan Region Parliament as new president. Kurdistan National Assembly elected Kosrat Rasul Ali as the vice president of the Kurdistan Region.
List of vice presidents Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Kosrat Rasul Ali 14 June 2005 1 November 2017 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 2 Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa8 September 2019Incumbent Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 3 Mustafa Said Qadir Gorran Movement
See also President of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region
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