The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq (Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش العراقي, romanized: riasat arkan aljaysh aleiraqiu; is the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq.
He is appointed by the Prime Minister of Iraq, who is the commander-in-chief.
The position dates to the period of the Independence of Iraq.
[1] Up until 2003, the Chief of Staff was the second most senior officer in the Armed Forces behind the Minister of Defence.
Since 8 June 2020, the current chief of the General Staff is General Abdel Emir Yarallah.