1993 in Iraq

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See also:	Other events of 1993 List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Iraq .

Incumbents

• President: Saddam Hussein
• Prime Minister:
  • Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi (until September 5)
  • Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (starting September 5)
• Vice President:
  • Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
  • Taha Yassin Ramadan
  • Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Events

• 13 January – A series of airstrikes on Iraq are carried out by the US lead coalition forces. ^[1]
• 26 June – Cruise missile airstrikes on Iraq is ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton as retaliation for Iraq alleged involvement in an assassination attempt on former President George H. W. Bush. ^{[2] [3]}

Births

• 10 March – Nadia Murad, Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist.
• 14 July – Frans Dhia Jirjis, Iraqi-Danish footballer. ^[4]
• 28 June – Safaa Al Sarai, Iraqi political activist, known for being an icon of the 2019 Iraqi protests in which he was killed by security forces.(d.2019) ^[5]
• 9 August – Ali Yaseen Yas, footballer. ^[6]
• 23 September – Mustafa Nadhim Jari, footballer. ^[4]
• 24 September – Hawbir Mustafa, Iraqi-Dutch footballer.
• 9 November– Amjad Walid, footballer.

Deaths

• 20 April – Khairallah Talfah, Iraqi military officer and politician.(b.c.1910)
• 27June – Layla Al-Attar, Iraqi artist and painter. (b.1944)

References

1. Jr, R. W. Apple (1993-01-14). "RAID ON IRAQ; U.S. AND ALLIED PLANES HIT IRAQ, BOMBING MISSILE SITES IN SOUTH IN REPLY TO HUSSEIN'S DEFIANCE". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-02-18.
2. "Military Action in Iraq: 1990-2002". ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
3. Von Drehle, David; Smith, R. Jeffrey (27 July 1993). "U.S. Strikes Iraq for Plot to Kill Bush".
4. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.
5. "University of Technology - Baghdad [Acceptance Rate + Statistics]". EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
6. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.