# Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

_Iraqi politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat al-Gharibawi, known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi is an independent Iraqi politician, lawyer, bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who served as the prime minister of Iraq from 7 May 2020 to 27 October 2022. He was nominated as prime minister in May 2020 following the 2019 Iraqi protests and the resignation of Adel Abdul Mahdi. He previously served as columnist for several news outlets and the Director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, originally appointed in June 2016. He briefly served as Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs in an acting capacity in 2020. The latter part of his tenure closely followed the 2022 Iraqi political crisis. Following the conclusion of his term as prime minister in 2022, he spent over two years abroad, returning to Baghdad in February 2025. During his time away, he resided in London and the United Arab Emirates. His return was at the invitation of current Iraqi political leaders who sought his assistance in addressing the country's economic challenges.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 July 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kadhimiya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Ba'athist Iraq; Iraq ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; writer; journalist; human rights defender; documentalist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P106))
- **Political party:** independent politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P102))
- **Education:** Al-Turath University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P69))
- **Positions held:** Minister of Foreign Affairs (12 May 2020 – 6 June 2020); Prime Minister of Iraq (6 May 2020 – 14 October 2022) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P39))
- **X (Twitter):** MAKadhimi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Mustafa Al-Kadhimi born?**  
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was born on 5 July 1967 in Kadhimiya.

**What positions has Mustafa Al-Kadhimi held?**  
Positions held by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi include: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020–2020); Prime Minister of Iraq (2020–2022).

**Where did Mustafa Al-Kadhimi study?**  
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was educated at Al-Turath University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mustafa Al-Kadhimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Al-Kadhimi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मुस्ताफा अल-कादिमी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q85317569](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85317569) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mustafa al-Kadhimi (cropped).jpg by The Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq (CC BY 2.5)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mustafa_al-Kadhimi_(cropped).jpg)

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