List of heads of state of Iraq
This is a list of the heads of state of Iraq since 1920.
The Iraq was occupied British from 1918 until 1958 a Kingdom ( dynasty of the Hashemites ) (since 1932 Kingdom of Iraq formally independent), and since 1958 a republic .
King of Iraq | |||||
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# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | family |
- | Abdallah I. | March 1920 | September 1920 | Hashimites | |
Note: Was proclaimed King of Iraq on March 8, 1920 ; However, he renounced the throne in the wake of the anti-British uprising |
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Kings of the Kingdom of Iraq | |||||
# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | family |
1 | Faisal I. | August 23, 1923 | September 8, 1933 | Hashimites | |
2 | Ghazi I. | September 8, 1933 | April 4, 1939 | Hashimites | |
3 | Faisal II. | April 4, 1939 | July 14, 1958 ( killed in 1958 coup in Iraq ) |
Hashimites | |
Head of State of the Republic of Iraq | |||||
# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Political party |
1 | Muhammad Najib ar-Rubai'i | July 14, 1958 | February 8, 1963 ( discontinued ) |
military | |
Note: Formally, ar-Rubai'i was only chairman of a three-member sovereignty council (council of state), which acted as the collective head of state. The other members of the council were Muhammad Mahdi Kubba (until 1959) and Khalid an-Naqschbandi († 1961) or Rashad Arif (1961–1963) and Abd al-Majid Kamunah (1961–1963) | |||||
Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (presidential republic, mostly with prime minister) | |||||
# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Political party |
2 | Abd as-Salam Arif | February 8, 1963 | April 13, 1966 (deceased in office) |
Military / ASU | |
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Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (acting) |
April 13, 1966 | April 17, 1966 | ASU | |
3 | Abd ar-Rahman Arif | April 17, 1966 | July 17, 1968 (discontinued) |
Military / ASU | |
Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (presidential republic, mostly without a prime minister) | |||||
# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Political party |
4th | Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr | 17th July 1968 | July 16, 1979 | Military / Ba'ath Party | |
5 | Saddam Hussein | July 16, 1979 | April 9, 2003 ( discontinued ) |
Ba'ath Party | |
Office vacant from April 9, 2003 to June 28, 2004 | |||||
Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (parliamentary republic) | |||||
# | image | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Political party |
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Ghazi al-Yawar (acting) |
June 28, 2004 | April 7, 2005 | The Iraqis | |
6th | Jalal Talabani | April 7, 2005 | July 24, 2014 | PUK | |
7th | Fuad Masum | July 24, 2014 | 1st October 2018 | PUK | |
8th | Barham Salih | October 2, 2018 | officiating | PUK |
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- Between the beginning of the Allied occupation in April 2003 and the establishment of a new government in June 2004, the position of head of state was vacant, until December 2003 President Saddam Hussein was operating underground. The occupying powers established the coalition interim administration . In addition, an Iraqi government council was set up on July 13 to participate in the leadership of the country.
See also
Web links
- Official website of the President (Arabic, Kurdish)
- List of heads of state and government of Iraq World Statesmen.org (English)