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Iraqi Turkmen Front leader appointed state minister
Iraq’s parliament appointed Mohammed Seman Agha as a state minister, the first person from the Iraqi Turkmen Front to hold the role.
Agha leads the party and became Kirkuk’s governor in April, after a 100-year gap in the position for a Turkmen leader.
He is expected to submit his resignation as governor to Kirkuk’s provincial council on October 19.
The Iraqi Turkmen Front will then put forward three candidates, and one will be chosen as the next governor.
Under an agreement among Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab political groups in Kirkuk, the governor’s post is to remain with the Turkmen until the end of this year.
Agha said he would carry out his new duties responsibly.
Iraq’s parliament appointed Iraqi Turkmen Front leader Muhammed Seman Ağa as a state minister.
The appointment was made in votes on deputy prime ministers and vacant cabinet posts.
It is the first time a candidate from the Iraqi Turkmen Front has been selected for a state minister post.
Ağa was elected governor of Kirkuk in April, about 100 years after a Turkmen last held the post, according to Sabah.
He is expected to submit his resignation as governor to the Kirkuk Provincial Council on October 19.
- Who
- Muhammed Seman Ağa, leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front.
- What
- Iraq’s parliament appointed him state minister.
- When
- The article was published on October 15, 2026. He was expected to submit his resignation as governor on October 19.
- Where
- Iraq; Ağa is also governor of Kirkuk.
- Why
- The appointment was made during parliamentary votes on deputy prime ministers and vacant cabinet posts. The sources do not state a further reason.
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Ağa was elected governor of Kirkuk, about 100 years after a Turkmen last held the post, according to Sabah.
Iraq’s parliament appointed Ağa state minister during votes on deputy prime ministers and vacant cabinet posts.
Ağa was expected to submit his resignation as governor to the Kirkuk Provincial Council.
- Appointee
- Muhammed Seman Ağa
- Party
- Iraqi Turkmen Front
- New post
- State minister
- Previous post
- Governor of Kirkuk
- Expected resignation date
- October 19
- Rotating governorship arrangement
- The post is to remain with Turkmen representatives until the end of the year.
What people are saying
May it be auspicious for Iraq and our Turkmen people. We will fulfill our duty properly, God willing. May God not put us to shame!