Abdul Latif Rashid
Abdul Latif Rashid | |
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عبد اللطيف رشيد لەتيف ڕەشید | |
Rashid in 2025 | |
| 9th President of Iraq | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office September 2003 – December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Coalition Provisional Authority |
| Succeeded by | Mohanad Salman al-Sady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1944 |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Spouse | Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed |
| Children | 3, including Asoz and Sara |
| Relatives | Jalal Talabani (brother-in-law) Ibrahim Ahmed (father-in-law) Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (sister-in-law) |
| Alma mater | |
Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid (Arabic: عبد اللطيف جمال رشيد, romanized: ʻAbd al-Laṭīf Rashīd; born 10 August 1944), also known as Letif Reshid (Kurdish: لەتيف ڕەشید, romanized: Letîf Reşîd), is an Iraqi politician serving as the 9th president of Iraq. He was previously the Minister of Water Resources under the government of Nouri al-Maliki. Before that, he served in the same position under both the Iraqi Transitional Government and the Iraqi Interim Government. Rashid was formerly a spokesperson for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the United Kingdom. Rashid is the fourth non-Arab president of Iraq, succeeding Barham Salih.
As Minister for Water Resources from September 2003 until December 2010, Rashid was responsible for a range of issues, including irrigation, municipal and industrial water supply, hydropower, flood control, and environmental requirements, including marsh restoration.