Nizar Amidi Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi
Profession	Politician
Known for	Being appointed as the 10th President of Iraq on 11 April 2026
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Grey
Hair Colour	Grey (Bald)
Politics
Political Party	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Political Journey	• 3 December 2022-25 October 2024: Minister of Environment • 12 April 2026: 10th President of Iraq
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 February 1968 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	58 Years
Birthplace	Amedi, Mosul Province, Iraq
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Iranian
Hometown	Amedi, Mosul Province
College/University	University of Mosul, Iraq
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mosul (1993)
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Children	4
Siblings	Brother- Gohdar Amedi (politician)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nizar Amidi

• Nizar Amidi grew up in Amedi in Mosul Province in the Duhok Governorate, Iraq.

• After completing his formal education, he moved to Sulaymaniyah and Baghdad.

• In the 1990s, Nizar Amidi worked as a physics teacher.

• During the same time, he became a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

• After that, he served in various positions in the federal government of Iraq.

• Nizar Amidi has worked as a liaison officer between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

• In 2005, he was appointed as a personal secretary to Jalal Talabani, a former president of Iraq. He served in the position till 2008.

• In 2008, he began serving as Chief of Staff and the Director of the Office of the President of the Republic. He worked in the position till 2014.

• In 2014, Nizar Amidi began working as the Chief of Staff for the Presidencies of Fuad Masum. He served in the position till 2018.

• From 2018 to 2022, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Presidencies of Barham Salih.
  

  An old picture of Nizar Amidi

• In 2022, he worked as the Chief of Staff for the Presidencies of Abdul Latif Rashid.

• In 2023, he joined the Leadership Council of PUK as its member.

• On 25 October 2024, Nizar Amidi began working as the Iraqi Minister of Environment during the rule of Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. He served in the position till 25 October 2024.

• After that, the Political Bureau of PUK party in Baghdad appointed him as its head. He served the management of the party in the capital of the Iraq.

• The Iraqi environment ministry then collaborated with the United Nations Development Program and USAID on 18 September 2024 to work on the program “National Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in Iraq (2024-2030).”

• Nizar Amidi announced the above program, which aimed to deal with the issues of environmental challenges in Iraq.

• In 2003, an agreement was adopted in Iraq under informal muhasasah (power sharing in elite positions). The agreement stated that the prime minister of Iraq must be a Shia Muslim, the position of parliamentary speaker was granted only to a Sunni Muslim, and a president of Iraq must be a Kurd.
  

  Nizar Amidi while delivering a speech

• During the 2026 Iraqi presidential election, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) nominated Fuad Hussein for the presidential position. The decision was against the prior agreements between KDP and PUK, the two ruling Kurdish parties in Iraq.

• They earlier agreed on the rule that the federal presidency would be managed by KDP, and PUK will manage the presidency of Kurdistan Region.

• The conflict postponed the presidential elections and its sessions in the parliament in December 2025 and February 2026, which also postponed the appointment of a new prime minister as the president of Iraq has a power to nominate a prime minister in Iraq.

• On 11 April 2026, the Council of Representatives chose Nizar Amidi as the President of Iraq. He received 227 votes in the second round of voting. One of his opponents, Muthanna Amin Nader, of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) received 15 votes.

• In these elections, he defeated his another opponent, Fuad Hussein, the Foreign Minister of Iraq and a supporter of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

• After being appointed as the president of Iraq, he said in a media talk that he would follow the “Iraq First” principles during work. He also criticised the Israeli-U.S. attacks in some areas of Iraq during their war with Iran. He supported peace efforts.
  

  Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Haibet al-Halbousi (right) congratulates President Nizar Amidi (left) after an election in in Baghdad, Iraq

• Nizar Amidi has represented Iraq at COP28, an international forums.