The Presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives revealed 22 permanent parliamentary committees for the current legislative term, covering legal, financial, security, energy, and other sectors. The council also issued an order to form a temporary committee to amend the internal regulations, while an MP called for creating a specialized committee for e‑governance and digital transformation.
Key points:
22 permanent parliamentary committees announced by the Presidency.
A temporary committee formed to amend the internal regulations.
A request to establish a committee for digital transformation.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency, the committees are as follows:
Legal Committee
Finance Committee
Security and Defense Committee
Integrity Committee
Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Services and Reconstruction Committee
Electricity and Energy Committee
Economy, Industry, and Trade Committee
Investment and Development Committee
Health and Psychotropic Substances Control Committee
Regions and Governorates Not Incorporated into a Region, Planning, Government Program, and Endowments Committee
Transport, Communications, and Governance Committee
Culture, Media, Tourism, and Antiquities Committee
Education Committee
Higher Education Committee
Agriculture, Water Resources, and Environment Committee
Labor, Civil Society Organizations, Federal Public Service, Youth, and Sports Committee
Migration, Displacement, Community Reconciliation, and Tribes Committee
Martyrs, Victims, and Political Prisoners Committee
Human Rights, Women, Family, and Childhood Committee
Border Crossings and National Product Protection Committee
Earlier today, the Council of Representatives issued a parliamentary order forming a temporary committee of 19 MPs to amend the Council’s internal regulations (No. 1 of 2022), specifically regarding permanent parliamentary committees.
MP Muthanna Thaer Al‑Azzaoui from the Azm Alliance previously revealed that he had submitted a request to the Presidency of Parliament to establish a new committee dedicated to electronic governance and digital transformation, stressing the importance of having a specialized parliamentary body to unify legislative and oversight efforts in this vital field.