Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 1 September 2022 opened the new autumn session of Parliament, following the summer recess. Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and Secretary Muna Kahveci presided alongside the Speaker.
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Order of Business for sitting of 1st September 2022: Opening of autumn session of Parliament's fourth year
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Thursday 1st September 2022 at 11am, the first ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami: "Political parties will have meeting on the Kurdistan Parliament election next week"
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami said at a press conference on 28 August 2022 that Parliament sittings will resume this Thursday 1st September, ending the summer recess, and that the current term of Parliament should be extended to avoid a legal vacuum.
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq congratulates Bafel Jalal Talabani on his election as Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
It is a great responsibility to be entrusted with the confidence of the PUK Leadership Council to take on this considerable task, to continue the noble legacy of the PUK, of our martyrs’ sacrifices and of President Mam Jalal Talabani’s moderate politics, at this difficult stage and in the midst of tensions in Kurdistan Region, Iraq and the wider region.
Kurdistan Parliament hosts the Youth Own the Platform (YOP) annual forum
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 28 August 2022 attended the Youth Own the Platform (YOP) annual forum on youth development, entrepreneurship and capacity building.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and IOM delegation discuss prevention of violent extremism
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 28 August 2022 received a delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM): Islam Al-Ghazouli Program Director; Patricia Crosby, Program Manager; Ali Zedan, Project Manager; and Kamaran Mohammed, Adviser on the prevention of violent extremism.
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq welcomes Kurdistan’s top high school graduates
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 24 August 2022 welcomed Kurdistan Region’s top graduating high school students and their families to congratulate them on their success.
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq welcomes UK Consul General Mr. David Hunt
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 24 August 2022 welcomed Mr. David Hunt, the UK’s Consul General in Kurdistan Region. They discussed the current political situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region and the challenges facing the political process in Iraq.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami meets with UK's Consul General David Hunt
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 24 August 2022 welcomed Mr. David Hunt, the UK’s Consul General in Kurdistan Region. They discussed the latest political developments and the next Kurdistan Parliament election.
Parliament's Presidency holds meeting with heads of parliamentary parties
On 23 August 2022 Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chaired a meeting of Parliament’s presidency and the heads of the parliamentary parties to discuss drafting the Kurdistan Constitution, legislative priorities and the next Kurdistan Parliament election.