Basra provincial council appoints six district, subdistrict heads

BASRA, Iraq — The Basra Provincial Council has voted to appoint six administrators to lead four districts and two subdistricts across the province. The council selected Rabi Salman al-Attar as district head of Safwan and Ali al-Musawi as district head of the central Basra district. Ali Qasim Yusir received a vote of confidence to head the Haritha district, while Walid al-Sharifi was reappointed to lead the Faw district. The council also re-elected Abdullah al-Hajjaj as head of the Izzeddin Salim subdistrict and Majid al-Hajjaj as head of the Mustafa subdistrict. The appointments were made as part of the ongoing process of filling local administration positions across the province, with all votes carried out under direct council approval. Local government structures in Basra are overseen by the provincial council, which is responsible for confirming senior administrative appointments at the district and subdistrict levels. The newly confirmed administrators will take charge of their respective jurisdictions in line with the council’s decisions.