The current research aims to determine the extent to which the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and its various departments are interested in strategic leadership methods, which play a significant role in enhancing organizational Innovation. Thus, the research problem emerged from the intellectual theories of the research variables. To achieve its objectives, two main hypotheses were formulated. The research adopted an applied methodology and targeted the senior, middle, and executive management levels within the ministry. One hundred questionnaires were distributed to the research sample, and ninety-six were returned. The current research concluded that there is an acceptable level of strategic leadership in its various dimensions within the Ministry of Higher Education, which indicates the existence of effective and purposeful strategic policies that can be continuously developed and improved in light of diverse environmental changes. Among the most important recommendations was the necessity of creating a Innovative environment characterized by openness, trust, and cooperation among all members of the ministry, because good and effective leadership cannot fully achieve its goals if there is no climate that encourages learning, experimentation, and the implementation of required changes.
Keywords: : Human Capital, Core competencies, Strategic leadership, generating new idea, organizational innovation
