The council elected Ra'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, a Badr Brigades leader, as governor.

[2] Source - http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor.

[5] The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor.

The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Kashmoula, to continue as governor.

The council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor.