Mohammed Rikan Hadid al-Halbousi (Arabic: محمد ريكان حديد الحلبوسي; born 4 January 1981[1]) is an Iraqi politician who served as Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq from 15 September 2018 to 14 November 2023.
This resignation was however rejected by the parliament on 28 September 2022 and he continued to serve in this position until 14 November 2023, when the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ordered Halbousi's dismissal from parliament along with fellow legislator Laith al-Dulaimi, who had sued Halbousi claiming that he had forged Dulaimi's signature on a resignation letter.
[2] Mohammed Rikan Hadid Al-Halbousi Al-Dulaimi was born to a Sunni family on January 4, 1981, in Garmah, western Iraq.
Al Halbusi moved on to pursue his graduate studies at Al-Mustansiriya University where he received a master's degree in Highways and Roads Engineering in 2006.
Al Halbousi remained active in his private business until he was tapped to get into the world of Iraqi politics in early 2014.