Dhi Qar Provincial Council Accepts Governor Hamdani's admission

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Dhi Qar Provincial Council accepted Governor Heysem al-Hamdani's admission during a vote on Tuesday, formally ending his tenure in the southern province. Al-Hamdani had been serving as Dhi Qar's elected governor. The council's vote to approve his departure confirmed the administrative transition at the governor's office, a position that had been filled through the provincial electoral process. The development has drawn close attention at the local level, where the next steps for the governor's seat now become the focus. Provincial officials have not yet detailed how the vacancy will be handled or whether an interim arrangement will be put in place. No further details were immediately available on the timing or mechanism of any successor appointment.