Iraqi lawmakers approved 11 remaining Cabinet positions on Oct. 15, including Nayef al-Shammari, who is part of the Sunni National Resolve Alliance, as defense minister and Yasir al-Maliki, the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as interior minister, Reuters reported on Oct. 15. Lawmakers previously approved Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's partial Cabinet in May 2026.