Kurdistan Parliament

What Kurdistan Parliament does

Kurdistan Parliament is the democratically elected legislative body of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, headquartered on 60-Meter Street in Erbil. It was established in 1992 and is currently in its sixth parliamentary term, which opened on December 2, 2024. The institution's functional mandate encompasses lawmaking, approval of the regional budget, oversight of the executive branch, and representation of citizens of the Kurdistan Region. It is led by Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faeq, Deputy Speaker Dr. Heman Hawrami, Secretary Muna Nab Qahwachi, and Head of the Parliament Council (Diwan) Ardalan Muhammad Sarispî.

The Parliament operates a unified digital platform built around its official website (parliament.krd) and integrates several core products: a legislation database at legislation.krd providing access to laws, draft legislation, and legal information; a Parliament Research Center established June 4, 2012 under direct Speaker supervision that delivers specialized research in political, social, financial, economic, and legal domains; an annual parliamentary calendar; a YouTube video archive of parliamentary sessions; official minutes of sittings dating back to 1992; and a resolutions archive organized by parliamentary term. The Parliament also maintains a presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, and YouTube for public communication.

The institution is a publicly funded government entity and does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is financed through allocations from the Kurdistan Region government budget and is not privately owned or controlled by any commercial entity. Distribution of legislative information is conducted directly to citizens via the official website, social media channels, and public sessions, with no third-party intermediaries. The Parliament has also cultivated a portfolio of international partnerships — including with the U.S. Congressional House Democracy Partnership, the National Democratic Institute, UNDP, and UNITAD — supporting institutional capacity building, anti-corruption compliance, and legislative frameworks on accountability issues.

Name

Kurdistan Parliament

Legal name

Kurdistan Parliament

Website

https://parliament.krd

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kurdistan Parliament is the democratically elected legislative body of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, responsible for lawmaking, executive oversight, budget approval, and citizen representation. Founded in 1992, it is currently in its sixth parliamentary term, operating from Erbil.

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Legislative Services

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Legislative Bodies (921120)

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PRIMARYBPAIABAB

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADAGAJ

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Legislative services
• Lawmaking oversight
• Public policy decisions
• Government representation
• Democratic governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Erbil

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kurdistan Parliament is the elected legislative body of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, responsible for lawmaking, government supervision, and public policy decisions. It passes legislation, approves budgets, and exercises oversight over the executive branch on behalf of the region's citizens. Its operations are supported by a digital parliamentary platform providing public access to legislation, resolutions, committee activities, research, and session records.

Product overview

Kurdistan Parliament operates as a digital parliament platform offering a unified website portal with multiple integrated services. The core offering includes the main Parliament Website Portal providing access to parliamentary business, legislative documents, and member information. The portfolio includes the Legislation Database (legislation.krd) for legal document access, the Research Center providing political, social, financial, and legal research, the Parliament Calendar documenting annual events, Video Archive for session recordings, Minutes of Sittings for official transcripts, and Resolutions Archive for parliamentary decisions. The platform serves parliamentary operations, public transparency, and civic engagement for the Kurdistan Region.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Parliament Research Center: Research center established to support parliamentary work in legislation, oversight, and public representation. Operates under direct supervision of Parliament Speaker.

Products and services

• Parliament Website Portal The official digital portal of Kurdistan Parliament providing public access to parliamentary news, member information, committee activities, legislation, resolutions, and parliamentary proceedings for citizens and stakeholders.
• Legislation Database A legal document repository system (legislation.krd) providing public access to laws, draft legislation, and legal information of the Kurdistan Parliament.
• Research Center A research facility operating under the Parliament Presidency, providing specialized research in political, social, financial, economic, and legal matters to support parliamentary activities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor, strategic and core.

• House Democracy Partnership (HDP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2022HDP, affiliated with the US Congress, partnered with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Kurdistan Parliament to publish the final version of the Electronic Security Manual for Parliaments.
• Refugee Institute for Development (RID)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2022RID collaborated with the Parliament Research Center and at the request of the Education, Civil Society, Sports and Youth Committee to hold a workshop on the draft law for preservation of documents and national archives.
• United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability (UNITAD)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2021Kurdistan Parliament, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rewaz Faeq, hosted advisory meetings between members of the Judicial Council and the UNITAD team regarding ISIS crimes and legislative advisors of the Kurdistan Parliament.
• National Democratic Institute (NDI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2019NDI partnered with the Research Center on parliamentary strengthening programs including workshops on parliamentary conduct rules, communication with constituents, and parliamentary capacity building for the 5th term parliamentarians.
• Merry Institute for Middle East Studies (مێری)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2018Kurdistan Parliament Research Center and the Merry Institute co-hosted a conference on legislation and judicial oversight titled 'State-building - Legislation and Institutionalization in the Kurdistan Region'.
• Research Center (سەنتەری توێژینەوە)coreOthers · 4 June 2012The Research Center was established within the Kurdistan Parliament on June 4, 2012, by order of the Parliament Speaker. It operates under the supervision of the Parliament Presidency and provides research support for legislation, oversight, and parliamentary representation functions.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP partnered with the Parliament Research Center to conduct a workshop on mechanisms for anti-corruption compliance based on the UN Convention against Corruption.
• Greek Consulate in KurdistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Greek Consulate in Kurdistan collaborated with the Parliament Research Center to organize seminars for parliament committees.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Bavarian Landtag: The state legislature of Bavaria in Germany. Comparable as a regional/state legislature operating within a federal system, with a distinct cultural identity and legislative mandate similar to the Kurdistan Parliament's regional role.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. House of Representatives: The lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, with which the Kurdistan Parliament has partnered through the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) on parliamentary capacity building and the Electronic Security Manual for Parliaments.
• German Bundestag: The federal legislature of Germany. Comparable as a well-established parliamentary body with strong committee structures, research services, and digital legislative infrastructure that could serve as a model for the Kurdistan Parliament's continued development.
• European Parliament: A supranational legislative body. Comparable as a legislative institution with established digital transparency tools, committee structures, and multilateral engagement models that the Kurdistan Parliament could reference in its modernization efforts.
• Canadian Parliament: The federal legislative body of Canada, with a Westminster-style parliamentary system similar to the UK model. Comparable as a parliamentary institution with established research and legislative support services.
• UK Parliament: A well-established national legislature with a House of Commons and House of Lords. Comparable as a Westminster-style parliamentary model that has influenced legislative structures in the Kurdistan Region, and the House Democracy Partnership has directly partnered with the Kurdistan Parliament.

Emerging players

• Catalan Parliament: An autonomous regional legislature within Spain with the Parliament of Catalonia. Comparable as a regional legislature operating within a larger state structure with its own distinct identity and legislative agenda.

Direct peers

• Scottish Parliament: A devolved regional legislature within the United Kingdom, making it a strong structural parallel to the Kurdistan Parliament as a regional assembly within a broader federal/union structure. Both serve populations with distinct regional identities.
• Iraqi Council of Representatives: The federal legislative body of Iraq and the counterpart to the Kurdistan Parliament. Both operate within the same federal structure, with the Kurdistan Parliament representing the Kurdistan Region and the Council of Representatives serving the broader Iraqi federation.

Others

• Kurdistan Regional Government: The executive branch counterpart of the Kurdistan Parliament within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. While the Parliament provides legislative oversight of the KRG, they are complementary institutions within the same regional governance structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kurdistanparl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/krparliament
• Facebookfacebook.com/krd.parliament

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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