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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

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office	Political party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Military rule}}; color:black;"	1	Arab Socialist Union (Iraq)}}; color:white;"	2	Arab Socialist Union (Iraq)}}; color:white;"	—	Arab Socialist Union (Iraq)}}; color:white;"	3	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}; color:white;"	4	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region}}; color:white;"	5	Republican Party (United States)}}; color:white;"	—	Republican Party (United States)}}; color:white;"	—	—	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan}}; color:white;"	6	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan}}; color:white;"	7	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan}}; color:white;"	8	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan}}; color:white;"	9
[[File:Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg	30px]] → [[File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg	30px]] • First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • [[File:Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965).svg	20px]] → [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1965–1991).svg	20px]]
[[File:الربيعي.jpg	80px]]	Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
محمد نجيب الربيعي
(1904–1965)	—	14 July 1958	8 February 1963
(deposed)		Military
[[File:President Abd al-Salam Arif (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Abdul Salam Arif
عبد السلام عارف
(1921–1966)	—	8 February 1963	13 April 1966
(died in office)		Military /
Arab Socialist Union
[[File:Abdel-Rahman Al-Bazzaz (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز
(1913–1973)
Acting President	—	13 April 1966	16 April 1966		Arab Socialist Union
[[File:Abdel-Rahman Aref (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Abdul Rahman Arif
عبد الرحمن عارف
(1916–2007)	—	16 April 1966	17 July 1968
(deposed)		Military /
Arab Socialist Union
[[File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg	30px]] → [[File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	30px]] • Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) • [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1965–1991).svg	20px]] → [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	20px]]
[[File:Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg	80px]]	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)	—	17 July 1968	16 July 1979
(resigned)		Military /
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[[File:صدام.png	80px]]	Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)	1995
2002	16 July 1979	9 April 2003
(deposed)		Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
[[File:Flag of the United States.svg	30px]] [[File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	30px]] • Republic of Iraq (2003–2004) • [[File:Seal of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq.svg	20px]] [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (1991–2004).svg	20px]]Coalition Provisional Authority (Iraqi Governing Council)
[[File:JAY GARNER (3x4 cropped).JPG	80px]]	Jay Garner
جاي غارنر
(born 1938)
Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq	—	21 April 2003	12 May 2003		Republican
[[File:Paul Bremer (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Paul Bremer
بول بريمر
(born 1941)
Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq	—	12 May 2003	28 June 2004		Republican
[[File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg	30px]] → [[File:Flag of Iraq.svg	30px]] • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq (2004–2008).svg	20px]] → [[File:Coat of arms of Iraq.svg	20px]]
[[File:Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 2004-06-01.jpg	80px]]	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
Interim President	2004	28 June 2004	7 April 2005		The Iraqis
[[File:Jalal Talabani 2005-09-09.jpg	80px]]	Jalal Talabani
جلال طالباني
جەلال تاڵەبانی
(1933–2017)	2005
2006
2010	7 April 2005	24 July 2014		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
[[File:Fuad Masum 2018.jpg	80px]]	Fuad Masum
فؤاد معصوم
فواد مەعسووم
(born 1938)	2014	24 July 2014	2 October 2018		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
[[File:Barham Salih (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Barham Salih
برهم صالح
بەرهەم ساڵح
(born 1960)	2018	2 October 2018	17 October 2022		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
[[File:Abdul Latif Rashid in Davos - 2025 - 02 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Abdul Latif Rashid
لطيف رشيد
لەتیف ڕەشید
(born 1944)	2022	17 October 2022	Incumbent		Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Timeline

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References

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

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