Anbar Provincial Council votes unanimously to remove two education directorate officials

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar Provincial Council unanimously approved recommendations from its Education and Teaching Committee to remove two senior officials from the provincial education directorate. The decision, taken during the council's session, followed a committee report that was read aloud before being put to a vote and passed with the support of all members. The committee's proposal called for the dismissal of Kutheiba Rahim Mutlak, the Administrative Affairs deputy director general, and Mushtaq Talib Iyada, the Technical Affairs deputy director general, within the education directorate. Under the approved decision, the two deputy directors general are to be removed from their posts. The vote marks a top-level leadership change in Anbar's provincial education administration. No further details on the timing of the dismissals or their official replacement were immediately available.