2005 Iraqi governorate elections
Governorate council elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005, the same day as the elections for the transitional Iraqi National Assembly. Each province has a 41-member council, except for Baghdad, whose council has 51 members. A summary of the results by governorate was: Al Anbar Governorate. The council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor. Babil Governorate. The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor. Baghdad Governorate. The council elected SCIRI member, Hussain al-Tahan as governor. Basra Governorate. The council elected Fadhila member Mohammed al-Waili as governor. In  April 2007, SIIC successfully brought a no-confidence motion against Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in July. Dhi Qar Governorate. The council elected Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli, a SCIRI member, as governor. Diyala Governorate. The council elected Ra'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, a Badr Brigades leader, as governor. Source - http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf Karbala Governorate. The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor. Kirkuk Governorate. The council re-elected Abdulrahman Mustapha Fatah as governor, who had served since the 2003 invasion of Iraq Maysan Governorate. Adel Mahudar Radi, a former Mahdi Army  commander, was elected governor. Muthanna Governorate. The Governorate Council elected SCIRI member Mohammed Ali al-Hasani as the provincial Governor, and an Islamic Dawa Party member, Ahmad Marzouq Salal as the council president. al-Hasani was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army, and the council elected Marzouq his successor, with an SCIRI member becoming the council president. Najaf Governorate. The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor. Nineveh Governorate. The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Kashmoula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been  appointed as governor of Nineveh Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004. Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. The Governorate Council chose SCIRI members Khalil Jalil Hamza as the governor and Sheikh Hamid al-Khodari as council president. Hamza was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army. al-Khodari was elected to replace Hamza as governor. Saladin Governorate. The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor. Wasit Governorate. The council elected Latif Hamid Turfa, a Sadrist, as governor. Iraqi Kurdistan region. Erbil Governorate. The  council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor. Dohuk Governorate. The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor. Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.