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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chairs meeting to finalize the Education Bill for its second reading

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 5 September 2022 chaired a meeting to finalize the Education Committee’s report for the second reading of the Education Bill.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq in Slemani visits Hiwa Hospital and Zhiyanawa Cancer Treatment Centre

Kurdistan Parliament Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 4 September 2022 in Slemani visited Hiwa Cancer Hospital and Zhiyanawa Cancer Treatment Centre, where she met with their directors, staff and advocacy boards.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and NGOs in Slemani discuss challenges to civil society's work

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 3 September 2022 in Slemani met with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Slemani and Halabja, to discuss the challenges to their work and possible solutions.

At opening of autumn 2022 legislative session Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq: "Forming the Constitution drafting committee, Election Law and Election Commission are the priorities"

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq receives Turkey’s outgoing Consul General Mr. Hakan Karacay

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 23 August 2022 bid farewell to Turkey’s outgoing Consul General Mr. Hakan Karacay, and thanked him for his work during his five-year posting in Kurdistan Region.