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UN official: 1959 personal status law’s minimum marriage age remains 18, with limited exceptions
United Nations Resident Coordinator's briefing on Iraq transition · January 8, 2026
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Gulam Isaac Sai said the UN engaged on a parliamentary amendment to the 1959 personal status law to ensure minimum age protections remain; he said the law retains 18 as the baseline age with exceptional cases allowing 15 on specified grounds, and that sect-specific codes can be developed with opt-in provisions.
When asked whether a law passed last year enabling marriage as young as eight had taken effect, Gulam Isaac Sai provided clarification about the status of the 1959 personal status law and recent parliamentary action.
He said the Iraqi parliament…
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