Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)

Chief of the Iraqi General Staff
رئاسة اركان الجيش (Arabic)
Incumbent
General Abdul-Amir Yarallah
since 8 June 2020
Iraqi Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of Defence
SeatGreen Zone, Baghdad
AppointerPrime Minister of Iraq
Formation6 January 1921
First holderNuri al-Said
WebsiteOfficial website

The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq (Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش العراقي, romanizedRiʼāsat Arkān al-Jaysh al-ʻIrāqī) is the chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces. He is appointed by the Prime Minister of Iraq, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Independence of Iraq. Up until the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Chief of Staff was the second most senior officer in the Armed Forces behind the Minister of Defence.

Since 8 June 2020, the current chief of the General Staff is General Abdul-Amir Yarallah.