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Anadolu Agency (12 April 2026)

Laith Al-Jnaidi

For nearly two decades, Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi worked behind the scenes inside Iraq’s presidential palace, helping navigate constitutional deadlock, political crises and the delicate balance between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.

On Saturday, the longtime adviser and former environment minister moved from behind the scenes to the top of the Iraqi state, winning parliament’s confidence to become Iraq’s new president.

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