1997 in Iraq

← 1996 1995 1994 1997 in Iraq → 1998 1999 2000
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See also:	Other events of 1997 List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Iraq .

Incumbents

• President: Saddam Hussein
• Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein

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

Events

• 15 January – The proceeds of the first Iraqi sale of oil is deposited at a special UN account as part of the Oil-for-Food Programme. ^[1]
• 20 March – The first shipment of food and other commodities is delivered to Iraq as part of phase 1of the Oil-for-Food Programme. ^[1]
• 16 October – The Iraqi national census is conducted, estimating the population of Iraq at 22,046,000. ^[2]
• 14 November – Iraq expels 6 American weapon inspectors, and the UN orders inspectors from other nationalities to leave the country. ^[3]

Births

• 27 July – Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi, Iraqi footballer ^[4]
• 12 March – Amjed Attwan Kadhim, Iraqi footballer ^[4]

Deaths

• 24 May – Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Iraqi politician and diplomat(b.1903)
• 27 July – Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri, Iraqi poet (b.1899)
• 12 October – Talib El-Shibib, Iraqi politician (b.1934)

References

1. Razi, Farinaz (2002). Iraq and the United Nations: a review of the oil-for-food program. ISBN   978-0-612-87404-6.
2. "سكان العراق للسنوات 1977- 2011". cosit.gov.iq. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
3. Goshko, John M. (14 November 1997). "Iraq Expels 6 American Inspectors; U.N. Orders Team to Leave Baghdad".
4. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.