At a Glance

• Al-Zaidi set 139 priorities across 14 sectors.
• The roadmap and 13 legislative bills were officially sent to parliament.
• The plan centralizes security decisions and resources under state control.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi approved the 2026–2029 Government Program, focusing on 139 priorities across 14 sectors, including national sovereignty, economic reform, and anti-corruption measures.

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Key Statement and Focus Areas

• The Iraqi PM Media Office said, “The Government Program sets out 139 priorities across 14 key sectors, forming the foundations of the ministerial program of the government of Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi.”
• The program centralizes security and state resources to protect Iraq’s sovereignty and political independence.

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Al-Zaidi chaired a special cabinet session on Tuesday evening dedicated to approving the 2026–2029 Government Program, which has now been officially referred to parliament.

The government program establishes 139 core priorities distributed across 14 major socioeconomic and security sectors to build the administration's framework.

These focus areas include national sovereignty, economic reform, anti-corruption, and digital transformation.

Additionally, the plan identifies 13 critical legislative bills prioritized for immediate parliamentary review.

The ministerial objectives also focus on implementing sweeping institutional reforms and intensifying anti-corruption efforts.

Economic priorities emphasize diversifying revenues through non-oil mineral investments, modernizing state banks, and standardizing border regulations.

To support these goals, the administration is launching national digital and cybersecurity initiatives while creating supreme councils for investment and financial stability.

The program also “calls for concerted efforts to unify security decision-making, bring all resources and capabilities under the official state framework, and regard the independence of Iraq’s political decision-making as a fundamental manifestation of Iraqi sovereignty.”

Furthermore, the program strengthens Iraqi human rights and child protections, curbs societal violence, and provides leadership training to empower women in politics.

FYI

Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi's cabinet currently operates as a partial government, with an official parliamentary vote to fill the remaining vacant ministries expected to take place this month.

Al-Zaidi took office with a partial 14-seat cabinet, last week assigning deputy ministers to temporarily manage the ten vacant portfolios.

Al-Zaidi attended the meeting of Shia leaders of the Coordination Framework earlier, during which he announced that the formation of the government cabinet “will be finalized soon.”

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