🇮🇶 Nizar Amidi
President of Iraq since October 17, 2022
How long has Nizar Amidi been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Nizar Amidi has been in office for 1,414 days as President of Iraq, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Iraq is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
1,414 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Iraq usually stay in office?
Iraq has had 12 leaders in the office we track since 1958. A completed tenure has averaged 2,209 days (about 6.0 years), and the longest was Saddam Hussein at 8,668 days. Nizar Amidi has served 1,414 days so far, 36% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Abdul Latif Rashid, served 1,276 days. Iraq is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Iraq |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Born | February 8, 1968 (age 58) |
| Took office | October 17, 2022 (aged 54) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 12th President of Iraq |
| Preceded by | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Vs. average | 1,414 days served — 36% shorter than the historical average of 2,209 days (so far) |
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