List of presidents of Iraq explained

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

List of officeholders

	Portrait	Name	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
→ • Iraqi Republic (pre–Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) • →
1		Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي	—	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 ^[1]		Military
2		Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف	—	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 ^[2]		Military / Arab Socialist Union
—		Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز	—	13 April 1966	16 April 1966		Arab Socialist Union
3		Abdul Rahman Arif عبد الرحمن عارف	—	16 April 1966	17 July 1968 ^[3]		Military / Arab Socialist Union
→ • Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) • →
4		Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر	—	17 July 1968	16 July 1979 ^[4]		Military / Iraqi Ba'ath Party
5		Saddam Hussein صدام حسين	1995 2002	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 ^[5]		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
• Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) •
—		Jay Garner جاي غارنر	—	21 April 2003	12 May 2003		Democratic
—		Paul Bremer بول بريمر	—	12 May 2003	28 June 2004		Republican
→ • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • →
—		Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور	2004	28 June 2004	7 April 2005		The Iraqis
6		Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني جەلال تاڵەبانی	2005 2006 2010	7 April 2005	24 July 2014		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
7		Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم فواد مەعسووم	2014	24 July 2014	2 October 2018		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
8		Barham Salih برهم صالح بەرهەم ساڵح	2018	2 October 2018	17 October 2022		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
9		Abdul Latif Rashid لطيف رشيد لەتیف ڕەشید	2022	17 October 2022	Incumbent		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

See also

• List of kings of Iraq
• President of Iraq
• Vice President of Iraq
• Prime Minister of Iraq
  • List of prime ministers of Iraq

Notes and References

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