Iraqi Governing Council
The Iraqi Governing Council ( Arabic مجلس الحكم العراقي, DMG Maǧlis al-Ḥukm al-ʿIrāqī ) was a temporary political body after the Iraq war . He was installed on July 13, 2003 by the American civil administrator in Baghdad , Paul Bremer , and dissolved prematurely on June 1, 2004 by resolution of its members.
Since the assassination of Ezzedine Salim on May 17, 2004, the Sunni councilor Ghazi al-Yawar has chaired the government council .
The chair rotated monthly between nine council members.
The Iraqi ethnic groups and faiths were represented on the 25-member council as follows:
The first official act of this was to set April 9 , the day when Saddam Hussein was overthrown , the new national holiday .
The council was empowered to perform the following tasks:
- Appoint and remove ministers,
- formulate and direct Iraqi politics,
- set the budget as well
- to draw up a new constitution.
The US remained responsible for internal security .
Chair of the Government Council
| Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum | July 13, 2003 | July 31, 2003 |
| Ibrahim al-Jafari | August 1, 2003 | August 31, 2003 |
| Ahmad Chalabi | September 1, 2003 | September 30, 2003 |
| Iyad Allawi | October 1, 2003 | October 31, 2003 |
| Jalal Talabani | November 1, 2003 | November 30, 2003 |
| Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim | December 1, 2003 | December 31, 2003 |
| Adnan Pachachi | January 1, 2004 | January 31, 2004 |
| Mohsen Abdel Hamid | February 1, 2004 | February 29, 2004 |
| Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum | March 1, 2004 | March 31, 2004 |
| Masud Barzani | April 1, 2004 | April 30, 2004 |
| Ezzedine Salim | May 1, 2004 | May 17, 2004 |
| Ghazi al-Yawar | May 17, 2004 | June 28, 2004 |