Kurdistan Region Parliament Account Editorial Photo

The Kurdistan Parliament Kurdish: also called the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament IKP, is the parliament of Kurdistan Region. It is made up of representatives from the various parties, lists or slates that are elected every four years by the inhabitants of the provinces of Kurdistan Region currently governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Prior to the Kurdistan Election Law passed in March 2009, the body was referred to as the Kurdistan National Assembly.Dr. Faiq is a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s Leadership Council. She has a Bachelors degree in law, a Masters degree in private international law, and a Doctorate in civil law. Her fields of interest include private international law, civil law and investment law.Speaker Faiq was previously the Director of the Law Department of Slemani Technical Institute. She was also assistant judge at Darbandikhan First Court, and prior to that a legal investigator at the same court.In the fourth term of the Kurdistan Parliament, Dr. Faiq was the Rapporteur of Parliament’s Education and Higher Committee 2013 – 2018, and a member of the Industry, Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2013 – 2017. She was also a member of the Legislative Committee, from 2017 to 2018.