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Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq’s Parliament on Thursday approved the government
of Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi and endorsed its ministerial program
during a special session in Baghdad.

Lawmakers moved forward with voting on cabinet
nominees after ratifying the government agenda.

Earlier in the session, Parliament Speaker Haibet
Al-Halbousi announced the attendance of 266 lawmakers out of 329 seats, while
political blocs signaled broad backing for Al-Zaidi’s cabinet.

Parliament had already confirmed several ministerial
appointments, including Basim Muhammad Khudhair for oil, Muhammad Nouri Ahmad
for industry, Ali Saad Wahib for electricity, Abd Al-Hussein Aziz for health,
Sarwa Abd Al-Wahid for environment, Abd al-Rahim Jasim for agriculture,
Muthanna Ali Mahdi for water resources, Mustafa Nizar Jumaa for trade, Khalid
Shwani for justice, Abd Al-Karim Abtan for education, Wahab Salman Muhammad for
transport, Falih Al-Sari for finance, Fuad Hussein for foreign affairs, and
Mustafa Jabbar Sanad for communications.

A parliamentary source told Shafaq News that postponed
ministries, along with the positions of vice presidents and deputy prime
ministers, would be settled after the Eid al-Adha* holiday.

Following the vote, Al-Zaidi and the approved
ministers took the constitutional oath before Parliament adjourned the session
until further notice.

*Eid al-Adha, known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is an Islamic holiday
commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) willingness to sacrifice his son in
obedience to God. Celebrated on the 10th day of the Islamic month of
Dhul-Hijjah, it coincides with the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. The festival
involves special prayers and the ritual sacrifice of an animal —usually a sheep,
goat, or cow— with the meat shared among family, friends, and those in need

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