Source for "Al-Ghad Press" reveals the requirements and criteria adopted for the selection of candidates for senior positions

A source close to the Council of Ministers, on Thursday, on the requirements and criteria for the selection of candidates applying for senior positions in the Iraqi state.

The source told Al-Ghad Press that "many conditions must be met by the candidate, the most prominent of which is not to exceed 60 years of age. He must have at least a preliminary university degree related to the candidate's position and a functional service of at least 10 years for candidates.

For the post of Director General or a special degree, and not less than 15 years for those who nominate a deputy minister or adviser. "

He added that "the condition of the functional service falls within the global standards, which enables the candidate to manage the conditions of the Directorate, which wants to run, and will be the priority of those who have a service in the service that served them," adding that "the candidate file will be sent to the Commission of Integrity and Accountability and Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council, To ensure that it is not covered by any measures. "

He added that "the criteria adopted by the Committee require the recommendation of the candidate by three experts and specialists in the field of the candidate, and this will be followed in the process of screening candidates for the selection of the best of them."

The source pointed out that "the presence of the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Al-Alaq, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission Amer Khuzaie, the Prime Minister's Advisor for Financial Affairs, the appearance of Mohammed Saleh within the Committee, which also includes a group of experts in various fields and competencies," excluded "the involvement of experts of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Committee in the future ".

"The selection process will be conducted in accordance with international standards, prepared by the IMF and other international organizations, which will adopt the principle of calculating points according to the candidate's forms, curriculum vitae, evaluation of the head of the applicant, expert certificates, language and other skills. "He said.

He stressed that "the standards differed slightly from what was announced by Abadi in the document of reforms, during the movement of protests in several cities of Iraq."

The Prime Minister Haider Abadi, announced on Wednesday, the launch of candidacy to apply for senior positions and independent bodies, pointing out that Iraq is a citizen country and not a constituent state.

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