Kirkuk Provincial Council

The Kirkuk Provincial Council is the provincial council of the Kirkuk Governorate, based in Kirkuk, Iraq.

History

Its inaugural session was dedicated to having the introduction of its new members then followed by the oath ceremony that was supervised by Judge Thahir Hamza Salman, the head of Kirkuk Appellate Court.

KPC has emphasized promoting the brotherhood spirits and establishing the principles of equality and common work in order to provide services to citizens of the province impartially, in spite of the conspiracies and intimidations of the terrorists, the unbelievers and agents who are the enemies of our people and who attempt in vain to spoil the democratic change process in building the state of law and civil society, and who try to provoke the sectarianism and to create sedition among diverse communities in Kirkuk province.

Because of the common goals in the electoral agendas of the different electoral lists, KPC has prioritized a list of aims to be accomplished: reconstruction, secure the settlement, promoting the rule of law, improve the works of the government departments and institutions, providing equal job opportunities, improving the living of the citizens and developing the basic services in education, health and other fields.

Boycott and Power Sharing

In November 2006, Arab and Turkomen members of the council withdrew, claiming that the Kurdish majority, which holds 26 of the 41 seats on the council, had excluded them from decision-making and governance. Arab members returned to the council in December 2007 after a new power-sharing deal was agreed.[1]

Committees

The council has formed a number of committees.

The principle of consensus, which was adopted by the Iraqi National Assembly in forming its committees and in forming the Iraqi Transitional Government, has been adopted by KPC in forming its committees. One of the committees is Article 58 and the Victims of Ethnic Cleansing Policies Committee to follow up the procedures of normalizing the situation in Kirkuk Province according to the new Iraqi Constitution.

Human rights committee

When in early 2013, a survey conducted by Iraqi women's organization Pana and Iraqi-German NGO WADI revealed a still high prevalence of female genital mutilation of 38% in Kirkuk province, the provincial council's Human rights committee disputed the data, decrying a loss of reputation.[2]

Members

MemberBlockMembership TurnsPolitical AffiliationPosition
Rizgar Ali HamaJan KBL 2 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Chairman of Kirkuk Provincial Council
Rebwar Fayq Talabani KBL 1 Kurdistan Islamic Union Deputy Chairman of KPC
Mohamed Kamal KBL 2 Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq (KDP) Security Committee
Ahmed Abdullah Askari KBL 2 PUK Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee
Awad Mohamed Ameen KBL 1 Kurdistan Toilers' Party Public Affairs Committee
Dilshad Pirot Aziz KBL 1 Independent Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee
Babakir Sidiq Ahmed KBL 1 PUK Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee
Galawezh Abdul-Jabbar Jabbari KBL 1 PUK Security & Public Safety Committee
Azad Sabir Jabbari KBL 1 PUK Agriculture & Irrigation Committee
Layla Hassan Shukur KBL 1 PUK
Perween Mohamed Ameen KBL 1 KDP Education & Higher Education Committee
Mahmoud Mohamed KBL 1 KDP Legal, Election & Referendum Committee
Ali Namiq Salihi KBL 2 Independent Oil & Mineral Resources Committee
Ibraheem Khalil Rasheed KBL 1 Kurdistan Islamic Union Economy & Finance Committee
Silvana Boya Nasir KBL 1 Assyrian Patriotic Party Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Economy & Finance Committee

Sherzad Adil Khursheed KBL 2 KDP Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee

Agriculture & Irrigation Committee

Almas Fadhil Kamal KBL 1 PUK Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Legal, Election & Referendum Committee

Riyadh Danuk KBL 1 Independent Economy & Finance Committee
Jamal Mawlud Bapir KBL 1 Kurdistan Communist Party Projects, Reconstruction & Public Services Committee

Oil & Mineral Resources Committee

Ali Mahmud Mohamed KBL 1 Kurdistan Communist Party Agriculture & Irrigation Committee
Jwan Hassan Zangana KBL 1 Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Article 58 & The Victims Of Policies & Processes Of Ethnic Cleansing Committee

Layla Mohamed Khidhir KBL 1 Kurdistan Communist Party Education & Higher Education Committee
Irfan Jamal Kirkukli KBL 2 Turkmen People's Party Security & Public Safety Committee
Sahira Seyfudeen Nuri KBL 1 Iraqi Turkmen Union Party Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Legal, Election & Referendum Committee

Jwad Jasim Al-Janabi KBL 1 Independent Social & Religious Affairs Committee

Education & Higher Education Committee

Nasreen Khalid Whab KBL 1 KDP Hiring & DeBaathification Committee

Public Affairs Committee

References

  1. Ramzy Mardini (11 December 2007). "Kurdish-Sunni Accord Gives Kirkuk a Chance at Reconciliation". Terrorism Focus. Vol. 4, no. 41. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. Muhammad al-Haj (19 February 2013). "Human rights committee of KPC doubts high prevalence data of FGM". Kirkuk now. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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