1990 in Iraq

← 1989 1988 1987 1990 in Iraq → 1991 1992 1993
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1990 List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 1990 in Iraq .

Incumbents

• President: Saddam Hussein
• Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein

• Vice President:
  • Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
  • Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Events

• 2 August - The Iraqi army invades Kuwait, starting the Gulf war. ^{[1] [2]}
• 9 August - The UN security council issues Resolution 662, declaring the Iraqi annexation of Kuwait "null and void" ^{[1] [2]}

Births

• 1 January - Safaa Rashed, Iraqi weightlifter.
• 17 July - Amjad Radhi, Iraqi footballer.

Deaths

• 29 August - Shahab ud-Din Mar'ashi Najafi, Iraqi Shia cleric. (b.1897) ^[3]

References

1. Jacobs, Richard H. (1991). "A Chronology of the Gulf War". Arab Studies Quarterly. 13 (1/2): 143–165. ISSN   0271-3519.
2. "1990: Iraq invades Kuwait". 1990-08-02. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
3. المدني, علي عبد المطلب; حسين, علي عمار (2023). "تاريخ مكتبة المرعشي العامة وأهميتها العلمية". مـــجلــــة العلــــوم اإلنسانية. 14 (1).