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.

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Chief of the General Staff
رئاسة اركان الجيش
Coat of arms of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces
Incumbent Colonel General Abdel Emir Yarallah since 8 June 2020
Ministry of Defense
Member of	Armed Forces of Iraq
Reports to	Ministry of Defense
Seat	Green Zone, Baghdad
Appointer	Prime Minister of Iraq
Formation	6 Jan 1921
First holder	Saleh Saeb
Website	mod.mil.iq

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Since 8 June 2020, the current chief of the General Staff is General Abdel Emir Yarallah.^[2]