List of presidents of Iraq
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This is a list of presidents of Iraq since 1958.
List
Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | |
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→ • Iraqi Republic (pre–Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) • | ||||||||
1 | Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي |
1904–1965 | — | 14 July 1958 | 8 February 1963 (deposed) |
4 years, 207 days | Military | |
2 | Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف |
1921–1966 | — | 8 February 1963 | 13 April 1966 (died in office) |
3 years, 65 days | Military / Arab Socialist Union | |
— | Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز Acting President |
1913–1973 | — | 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) |
2 years, 92 days | Military / Arab Socialist Union | |
→ • Iraqi Republic (under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) • | ||||||||
4 | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر |
1914–1982 | — | 17 July 1968 | 16 July 1979 | 10 years, 364 days | Military / Iraqi Ba'ath (Iraq Region) | |
5 | Saddam Hussein صدام حسين |
1937–2006 | 1995 2002 |
16 July 1979 | 9 April 2003 (deposed) |
23 years, 267 days | Iraqi Ba'ath (Iraq Region) | |
• Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) • | ||||||||
— | Coalition Provisional Authority (Leader: Jay Garner, then later Paul Bremer) |
— | — | 21 April 2003 | 28 June 2004 | 434 days | — | |
→ • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • | ||||||||
— | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور Interim President |
1958– | — | 28 June 2004 | 7 April 2005 | 283 days | Independent | |
6 | Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني |
1933–2017 | — | 7 April 2005 | 24 July 2014 | 9 years, 108 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
7 | Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم |
1938– | — | 24 July 2014 | 2 October 2018 | 4 years, 68 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
8 | Barham Salih بەرهەم ساڵح |
1960– | — | 2 October 2018 | 13 October 2022 | 4 years, 15 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
9 | Latif Rashid لطيف رشيد لەتیف رەشید |
1944– | — | 17 October 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 322 days | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |