List of presidents of Iraq

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
→ • First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • →
1		Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي (1904–1965)	—	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 (deposed) [1]	4 years, 209 days	Military
2		Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف (1921–1966)	—	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 (died in office) [2]	3 years, 64 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union
—		Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز (1913–1973) Acting President	—	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) [3]	2 years, 92 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union
→ • Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) • →
4		Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر (1914–1982)	—	17 July 1968	16 July 1979 (resigned) [4]	10 years, 364 days	Military / Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)
5		Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006)	1995 2002	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 (deposed) [5]	23 years, 267 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)
• Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) •
—		Jay Garner جاي غارنر (born 1938) Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq	—	21 April 2003	12 May 2003	21 days	Democratic
—		Paul Bremer بول بريمر (born 1941) Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq	—	12 May 2003	28 June 2004	1 year, 47 days	Republican
→ • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • →
—		Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور (born 1958) Interim President	2004	28 June 2004	7 April 2005	283 days	The Iraqis
6		Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني جەلال تاڵەبانی (1933–2017)	2005 2006 2010	7 April 2005	24 July 2014	9 years, 108 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
7		Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم فواد مەعسووم (born 1938)	2014	24 July 2014	2 October 2018	4 years, 70 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
8		Barham Salih برهم صالح بەرهەم ساڵح (born 1960)	2018	2 October 2018	17 October 2022	4 years, 15 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
9		Abdul Latif Rashid لطيف رشيد لەتیف ڕەشید (born 1944)	2022	17 October 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 120 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Timeline

See also

• List of kings of Iraq
• President of Iraq
• Vice President of Iraq
• Prime Minister of Iraq
  • List of prime ministers of Iraq

References

1. Dana Adams Schmidt (9 February 1963). "NASSERITE COUP IN IRAQ TOPPLES KASSIM'S REGIME". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "IRAQ'S PRESIDENT DEAD IN AIR CRASH". The New York Times. 14 April 1966. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
3. Benjamin Welles (18 July 1968). "JUNTA RULES IRAQ IN RIGHTIST COUP". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
4. "Bakr Quits in Iraq, Names Hussein". The New York Times. 17 July 1979. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
5. Patrick Tyler (10 April 2003). "U.S. Forces Take Control of Baghdad". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.