Vala Fareed (born 1975) is a Minister of State for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Born in Erbil, Fareed has a degree in law, and was elected to the Kurdistan Region Parliament in September 2018.
[1] On 18 February 2019, Fareed was nominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and received 68 votes.
[5] A draft agreement reached on February 5 requires a PUK representative to hold the post of parliamentary speaker.
[6] Fareed's appointment means that two of the three top positions in the KRG parliament are occupied by women, with Muna Kahveci, from the Turkmen Reform Party, also being elected as second deputy speaker.