Iraq's first post-Saddam cabinet

Members of the cabinet, September 2003

On 1 September, 2003, after weeks of delay, the governing council named Iraq's first post-Saddam cabinet.


Note: The ethnic and religious breakdown of the 25-member cabinet matched that of the governing council: 13 Shia, five Sunni Arabs, five Kurds (also Sunnis), one ethnic Turk and an Assyrian Christian. No prime minister was appointed.

Agriculture Abboud, Abdul-Ameer Rahima al- Shia
Communications Ebadi, Haider al- Shia
Construction and Housing Solagh, Bayan Baqir Shia
Culture Jazaeri, Mofeed Mohammed Jawad al- Shia
Education Alwan, Alaudin Abdul-Shaheeb al- Shia
Electricity Samaraie, Ayham al- Sunni Arab
Environment Kareem, Abdul-Rahman Sidiq Kurd
Finance Gailani, Kamil Mubdir al- Sunni Arab
Foreign Affairs Zebari, Hoshyar Kurd
Health Abbas, Dr. Khudayer Shia
Higher Education Aswad, Zeyad Abdul-Razzaq Mohammed Sunni Arab
Human Rights Turki, Abdul-Basit Sunni Arab
Immigration and Refugees Khudair, Mohammed Jassem Shia
Industry and Minerals Raheem, Mohammed Tawfik Kurd
Interior Badran, Nori al- Shia
Justice Shibli, Hashim Abdul-Rahman al- Sunni Arab
Oil Uloum, Ibrahim Mohamed Bahr al- Shia
Planning Hafidh, Mahdi al- Shia
Public Works Berwari, Nesreen Mustafa Sidiq* Kurd
Science and Technology Omar, Rashad Mandan Turkoman
Sport and Youth Ghaban, Ali Faik al- Shia
Trade Allawi, Ali Adbul-Amir Shia
Transport Polis, Behnam Zayya Assyrian Christian
Water Resources Rasheed, Abdul-Latif Kurd
Work and Social Affairs Majoun, Sami Izara al- Shia

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* Female
¶ Former exile