text: who's the current leader of iraq?no one seems to know.? would you think since there seems to be no leader of iraq , that george w. bush is accomplishing his goal?what the hell is his goal?does he even know?aren't you tired of our men getting killed.i was in the first gulf war and proud of it.but bush has taken this nonsense too far. chief of state: president jalal talabani (since 6 april 2005);   deputy presidents adil abd al-mahdi and tariq al-hashimi (since 22 april 2006); note - the president and deputy presidents comprise the presidency council)   head of government: prime minister nuri al-maliki (since 20 may 2006);   deputy prime ministers barham salih and salam al-zubai (since 20 may 2006)   cabinet: 37 ministers appointed by the presidency council, plus prime minister nuri al-maliki, and deputy prime ministers barham salih and salam al-zubai  elections: held 15 december 2005 to elect a 275-member council of representatives   that is the iraqi government.