Election of new governor marks shift in Diyala power structures
Changing political and security dynamics have the potential to complicate burgeoning oil and gas development in the province.
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid (right) meets newly elected Diyala Governor Adnan al-Shammari (left) in Baghdad on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo credit: Iraqi Presidency Office)
KHANAQIN - Diyala finally has a new governor, after an eight-month deadlock was resolved through a political deal with the potential to realign power structures in the oil and gas-rich province.
Incoming Governor Adnan al-Shammari, a member of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition, has replaced Musanna al-Tamimi, a leading figure in the Badr Organization, a paramilitary group and political party that has long exercised dominant influence in the province.
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