Babil appoints new governor after weeks of deadlock

2026-01-27 - 22:51

Shafaq News– Babil Babil’s Provincial Council voted to appoint Ali Turki Al-Jamali as governor, a former lawmaker from the Sadiqoon bloc affiliated with Asaib Ahl al-Haqled by Qais Al-Khazaali, replacing Adnan Fayhan, a source from the council told Shafaq News on Tuesday. According to the source, 18 members attended the session, with 14 voting in favor of Al-Jamali’s appointment. On January 10, the council failed to convene a scheduled session to elect a new governor due to the absence of a legal quorum, followed by Fayhan’s resignation from the governorship after assuming