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List of presidents of Iraq

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This is a list of presidents of Iraq since the formation of the First Republic of Iraq in 1958.

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
→ • First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • →
1 Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
محمد نجيب الربيعي
(1904–1965)		 — 14 July 1958 8 February 1963
(deposed)[1]		 4 years, 209 days Military
2 Abdul Salam Arif
عبد السلام عارف
(1921–1966)		 — 8 February 1963 13 April 1966
(died in office)[2]		 3 years, 64 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
— Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز
(1913–1973)
Acting President		 — 13 April 1966 16 April 1966 3 days Arab Socialist Union
3 Abdul Rahman Arif
عبد الرحمن عارف
(1916–2007)		 — 16 April 1966 17 July 1968
(deposed)[3]		 2 years, 92 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
→ • Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) • →
4 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)		 — 17 July 1968 16 July 1979
(resigned)[4]		 10 years, 364 days Military /
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
5 Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)		 1995
2002		 16 July 1979 9 April 2003
(deposed)[5]		 23 years, 267 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
• Republic of Iraq (2003–2004) •
Coalition Provisional Authority (Iraqi Governing Council)
— Jay Garner
جاي غارنر
(born 1938)
Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq		 — 21 April 2003 12 May 2003 21 days Republican
(United States)
— Paul Bremer
بول بريمر
(born 1941)
Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq		 — 12 May 2003 28 June 2004 1 year, 47 days Republican
(United States)
→ • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • →
— Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
Interim President		 2004 28 June 2004 7 April 2005 283 days The Iraqis
6 Jalal Talabani
جلال طالباني
(1933–2017)		 2005
2006
2010		 7 April 2005 24 July 2014 9 years, 108 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
7 Fuad Masum
فؤاد معصوم
(born 1938)		 2014 24 July 2014 2 October 2018 4 years, 70 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
8 Barham Salih
برهم صالح
(born 1960)		 2018 2 October 2018 17 October 2022 4 years, 15 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
9 Abdul Latif Rashid
عبد اللطيف رشيد
(born 1944)		 2022 17 October 2022 12 April 2026 3 years, 177 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
10 Nizar Amidi
نزار آميدي
(born 1968)		 2026 12 April 2026 Incumbent 164 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Timeline

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Nizar AmidiAbdul Latif RashidBarham SalihFuad MasumJalal TalabaniGhazi Mashal Ajil al-YawerSaddam HusseinAhmed Hassan al-BakrAbdul Rahman ArifAbdul-Rahman al-BazzazAbdul Salam ArifMuhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Dana Adams Schmidt (9 February 1963). "NASSERITE COUP IN IRAQ TOPPLES KASSIM'S REGIME". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "IRAQ'S PRESIDENT DEAD IN AIR CRASH". The New York Times. 14 April 1966. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Welles (18 July 1968). "JUNTA RULES IRAQ IN RIGHTIST COUP". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bakr Quits in Iraq, Names Hussein". The New York Times. 17 July 1979. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Patrick Tyler (10 April 2003). "U.S. Forces Take Control of Baghdad". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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