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Mohammed Al-Halbousi | |
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محمد الحلبوسي | |
 Al-Halbousi in 2019 | |
| Speaker of the Council of Representatives | |
| In office 15 September 2018 – 14 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Salim al-Jabouri |
| Succeeded by | Muhsin Al-Mandalawi (Acting) |
| Governor of Anbar | |
| In office 29 August 2017 – 14 September 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Anbar Provincial Council |
| President | Fuad Masum |
| Preceded by | Suhaib al-Rawi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Farhan Hameed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1981-01-04)4 January 1981 (age 44) Al-Karmah,Anbar,Iraq |
| Political party | Progress Party |
| Residence(s) | Baghdad,Iraq |
| Alma mater | Mustansiriya University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
Mohammed Rikan Hadid al-Halbousi (Arabic:محمد ريكان حديد الحلبوسي; born 4 January 1981[1]) is anIraqi politician who served asSpeaker of theCouncil of Representatives ofIraq 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 ofAl Anbar Governorate since 29 August 2017. He is the leader of theProgress Party.
Al Halbousi won a seat in the Iraqi 2014 parliamentary elections and served as an MP until his dismissal.[2]
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 fromAl-Mustansiriya University inBaghdad. He received aBSc. Degree in summer 2002, a year before Iraq war that was waged on March 20, 2003. Al Halbusi moved on to pursue hisgraduate studies at Al-Mustansiriya University where he received amaster'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 inFallujah 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 ofIraqi politics in early 2014.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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In September 2018, Halbousi was elected as theSpeaker of theCouncil of Representatives making him the 11th to serve that position and the 6th since the2003 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 ofCouncil of Representatives for a second term, defeatingMahmoud al-Mashhadani, a former speaker of parliament in 2006. He received 200 votes from the 329-seat parliament.[14]
On 14 November 2023, theFederal Supreme Court of Iraq ordered Halbousi's dismissal as both speaker and member of parliament along with fellow legislatorLaith al-Dulaimi, who had sued Halbousi claiming that he had forged Dulaimi's signature on a resignation letter, which Halbousi denied.[2]
