What is Prime Minister of Iraq?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Prime Minister |body = the Republic of Iraq<br />{{small|{{nowrap|{{lang|ar|رئيس وزراء العراق}}}}}} {{small|([[Arabic language|Arabic]])}}<br />{{small|{{nowrap|{{lang|kr|سەرۆک وەزیرانی عێراق}}}}}} {{small|([[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]])}} |insignia = Coat of arms (emblem) of Iraq 2008.svg |insigniasize = 125px |insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Iraq|Official emblem]] |image = Iraqi Minister for Human Rights (6684996257) (cropped).jpg |imagesize = 165 |residence = [[Republican Palace]], [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] |incumbent = [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani|Mohammed Al Sudani]] |incumbentsince = 28 October 2022 |style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] |appointer = Chosen by the [[President of Iraq|President]], Subject to [[Council of Representatives of Iraq|Council of Representatives]] vote with absolute majority |termlength = Four-year term, renewable<ref>{{cite news|title=Iraqi lawmakers pass law to block Maliki from third term|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests-parliament/iraqi-lawmakers-pass-law-to-block-maliki-from-third-term-idUSBRE90P0BD20130126|website=Reuters|date=26 January 2013 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> |formation = 11 November 1920 |inaugural = [[Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani]] |website = http://www.mofa.gov.iq/en/ }} The '''Prime Minister of Iraq''' is the [[head of government]] of [[Iraq]]. Under the new constitution the Prime Minister is the country's active [[executive (government)|executive]] leader. [[Nouri al-Maliki]] (formerly Jawad al-Maliki) was selected to be Prime Minister on 21 April 2006.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.main/index.html Iraq parliament elects new leaders] CNN, 22 April 2006</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4933026.stm Maliki endorsed as new Iraqi PM] BBC News, 22 April 2006</ref> On 14 August 2014, al-Maliki agreed to step down as prime minister of [[Iraq]] to allow [[Haider al-Abadi]] to