Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
مصطفى الكاظمي
Al-Kadhimi in 2020
Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
7 May 2020  27 October 2022
PresidentBarham Salih
Abdul Latif Rashid
Preceded byAdil Abdul-Mahdi
Succeeded byMohammed Shia' Al Sudani
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
12 May 2020  6 June 2020
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byMohamed Ali Alhakim
Succeeded byFuad Hussein
Director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service
In office
7 June 2016  7 May 2020
Prime MinisterHaider al-Abadi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Preceded byZuheir Fadel Abbas Ghirbawi
Personal details
Born
Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat

(1967-07-05) 5 July 1967
Baghdad, First Iraqi Republic
Citizenship
Political partyIndependent
Residence(s)Republican Palace, Baghdad
Alma materAl Turath University College (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • diplomat
  • bureaucrat
  • journalist
  • documentalist
Signature
Websitet.me/mus_grob

Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat (Arabic: مصطفى عبد اللطيف مشتت, romanized: Muṣṭafá ʻAbd al-Laṭīf Mushattat; born 5 July 1967), known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi is an Iraqi politician, lawyer, bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who served as the prime minister of Iraq from May 2020 to October 2022. He previously served as columnist for several news outlets and the Director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, originally appointed in June 2016. He briefly served as Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs in an acting capacity in 2020. The latter part of his tenure closely followed the 2022 Iraqi political crisis. Following the conclusion of his term as Prime Minister in 2022, he spent over two years abroad, returning to Baghdad in February 2025. During his time away, he resided in London and the United Arab Emirates. His return was at the invitation of current Iraqi political leaders who sought his assistance in addressing the country's economic challenges.