Saddam Hussein
1937 – 2006
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
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Born April 28Wikipedia →Famous People from Iraq
37 notable historical figures from Iraq, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
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Nadia Murad Basee
1993 – Present
Yazidi human rights activist from Iraq and winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
activistpolitical activistlecturer
Born March 10Wikipedia →Zaha Hadid
1950 – 2016
Iraqi British architect, designer and painter (1950–2016)
designerjewelry designeruniversity teachersculptorpainterartistarchitect
Born October 31Wikipedia →Jalal Talabani
1933 – 2017
Iraqi politician (1933-2017)
juristpoliticianlawyer
Born November 12Wikipedia →Nouri al-Maliki
1950 – Present
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
politician
Born June 20Wikipedia →Fuad Masum
1938 – Present
7th President of the Republic of Iraq
philosopherpoliticianlawyer
Born January 1Wikipedia →Tariq Aziz
1936 – 2015
Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936-2015)
journaliststatespersondiplomatpolitician
Born April 28Wikipedia →Masoud Barzani
1946 – Present
1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)
politician
Born August 16Wikipedia →Muqtada al-Sadr
1974 – Present
Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974)
clericpolitician
Born August 4Wikipedia →Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
1914 – 1982
Iraqi president (1914–1982)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born July 1Wikipedia →Haider Al-Abadi
1952 – Present
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2018
electrical engineerpoliticianengineer
Born April 25Wikipedia →Abdul Salam Arif
1921 – 1966
Iraqi politician (1921-1966)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born March 21Wikipedia →Abdul Rahman Arif
1916 – 2007
President of Iraq from 1966 to 1968
politicianmilitary personnelpresident
Born April 14Wikipedia →Muntadhar al-Zaidi
1979 – Present
Iraqi journalist (born 1979)
humanitarianpeace activistjournalistpoliticianwriter
Born December 12Wikipedia →Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
1967 – Present
Iraqi politician
journalisthuman rights defenderdocumentalistpoliticianwriter
Born July 5Wikipedia →Ali Hassan al-Majid
1941 – 2010
Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010)
war criminalmilitary officerpolitician
Born November 30Wikipedia →Abdul Latif Rashid
1944 – Present
president of Iraq since 2022
civil engineerpolitician
Born August 10Wikipedia →Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
1954 – 2020
Iraqi politician and Army commander (1954-2020)
civil engineermilitary leaderpolitician
Born July 1Wikipedia →Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
1976 – 2022
Iraqi Islamic State leader (1976–2022)
military leadercondottiero
Born October 1Wikipedia →Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani
1970 – Present
prime minister of Iraq since 2022
politicianprime minister
Born March 4Wikipedia →Mustafa Barzani
1903 – 1979
Kurdish nationalist (1903–1979)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born March 14Wikipedia →Ayad Allawi
1945 – Present
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005
psychiatristpolitician
Born May 31Wikipedia →Louis Raphaël I Sako
1948 – Present
Chaldean Catholic patriarch
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Born July 4Wikipedia →Ibrahim al-Jaafari
1947 – Present
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006
diplomatpolitician
Born March 25Wikipedia →Abu Nidal
1937 – 2002
Palestinian militant, founder of Fatah (1937–2002)
politician
Born May 1Wikipedia →Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
1958 – Present
72nd prime minister of Iraq
politicianengineer
Born March 11Wikipedia →Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 – 1965
Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq (1892-1965)
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
1942 – 2020
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born July 1Wikipedia →Bashar Warda
1969 – Present
Chaldean Catholic archbishop
university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Born June 15Wikipedia →Nuri as-Said
1888 – 1958
Iraqi politician (1888–1958)
politicianmilitary personnel
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