By John Lee.
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court (FSC) has announced the retirement of its President, Judge Jassim Mohammed Aboud [al-Umairi], due to health reasons.
The decision was made on Sunday, 29th June 2025, during a meeting of the committee established under Article 3 (First and Second) of the amended Law No. 30 of 2005 on the Federal Supreme Court.
Judge Munthir Ibrahim Hussein, currently Deputy President of the Federal Court of Cassation (FCC) and Head of its Criminal Panel, has been nominated to succeed him. A formal request has been submitted to the President of the Republic for issuance of the republican decree of appointment.
Born in Baghdad in 1963, Judge Hussein holds a law degree from the University of Baghdad (1989) and graduated from the Judicial Institute in 1998 (21st cohort). He has served at the Court of Cassation since 2018 and is also an alternate member of the Federal Supreme Court.
Several members of Iraq's Federal Supreme Court are reported to have submitted their resignations recently in protest against the court's former chief justice.
(Source: Supreme Judicial Council)
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