List of prime ministers of Iraq

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This is a list of prime ministers of Iraq since 1920.

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List of officeholders

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyHead of State
(Reign / Term)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Flag of the Arab Federation.svg Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq(under the British Mandate) (1920–1932) • Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq (1921-1958).svg
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani portrait.jpg Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
عبد الرحمن الكيلاني
(1841–1927)
11 November 192020 November 19222 years, 9 days Independent Faisal I
1307109799 king-faisal-i-of-iraq-kopiya.jpg
(1921–1933)
Abdel Muhsin Al-Sa'dun.jpg Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(1879–1929)
20 November 192222 November 19231 year, 2 days Independent
j`fr l`skry.jpg Ja'far al-Askari
جعفر العسكري
(1885–1936)
22 November 19232 August 1924254 days Independent
Yasin Hashimi, 1927.jpg Yasin al-Hashimi
ياسين الهاشمي
(1882–1937)
2 August 192426 June 1925328 days Independent
Abdel Muhsin Al-Sa'dun.jpg Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(1879–1929)
1925 26 June 192521 November 19261 year, 148 daysProgressive Party [a] [1]
j`fr l`skry.jpg Ja'far al-Askari
جعفر العسكري
(1885–1936)
21 November 192611 January 19281 year, 51 days Independent
Abdel Muhsin Al-Sa'dun.jpg Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(1879–1929)
1928 11 January 192828 April 19291 year, 107 days Independent
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi.jpg Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(1892–1968)
28 April 192919 September 1929144 days Independent
Abdel Muhsin Al-Sa'dun.jpg Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(1879–1929)
19 September 192913 November 1929
(died in office)
55 days Independent
Naji al-Suwaydi.jpg Naji Al-Suwaidi
ناجي السويدي
(1882–1942)
18 November 192923 March 1930125 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
1930 23 March 19303 November 19322 years, 225 daysParty of the Covenant [b] [1]
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) • Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq (1921-1958).svg
Naji Shawkat.jpg Naji Shawkat
ناجي شوكت
(1893–1980)
3 November 193220 March 1933137 days Independent [c] [1] Faisal I
1307109799 king-faisal-i-of-iraq-kopiya.jpg
(1921–1933)
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.jpg Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(1892–1965)
1933 20 March 19339 November 1933234 days Party of National Brotherhood
Ghazi I
Ghazi3.jpg
(1933–1939)
Jamil Al-Madfai.jpg Jamil Al Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1890–1958)
9 November 193327 August 1934291 days Independent
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi.jpg Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(1886–1969)
1934 27 August 19344 March 1935189 days Independent
Jamil Al-Madfai.jpg Jamil Al Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1890–1958)
4 March 193517 March 193513 days Independent
Yasin Hashimi, 1927.jpg Yasin al-Hashimi
ياسين الهاشمي
(1882–1937)
1935 17 March 193530 October 1936
(deposed)
1 year, 227 days Independent
Hikmet Sulayman.jpg Hikmat Sulayman
حكمت سليمان
(1889–1964)
1936–37 30 October 193617 August 1937291 days Military / Independent [d] [2]
Jamil Al-Madfai.jpg Jamil Al Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1890–1958)
Dec 1937 17 August 193725 December 1938
(deposed) [e] [3]
1 year, 130 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
1939 25 December 193831 March 1940
(deposed) [f] [4]
1 year, 97 days Military / Independent
Faisal II
Faisal II of Iraq, 1950s.jpg
(1939–1958)
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.jpg Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(1892–1965)
31 March 19403 February 1941309 days Military / Independent [5]
Taha al-Hashimi.jpg Taha al-Hashimi
طه الهاشمي
(1888–1961)
3 February 194113 April 1941
(deposed) [g] [6]
69 days Military / Independent
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.jpg Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(1892–1965)
13 April 194130 May 1941
(deposed)
47 days Military / Independent [7]
Jamil Al-Madfai.jpg Jamil Al Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1890–1958)
4 June 194110 October 1941128 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
1943 10 October 19414 June 19442 years, 238 days Independent
Hamdi Al-Pachachi.jpg Hamdi al-Pachachi
حمدي الباجه جي
(1886–1948)
4 June 194423 February 19461 year, 264 days Independent
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi.jpg Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(1892–1968)
23 February 19461 June 194698 days Liberal Party
Arshad Al-Umari.jpg Arshad al-Umari
أرشد العمري
(1888–1978)
1 June 194621 November 1946173 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
21 November 194629 March 1947128 days Military /
Independent
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq (1921-1958).svg Salih Jabr
سيد صالح جبر
(1896–1957)
1946–47 29 March 194729 January 1948306 days Socialist Nation Party
Sayyid Mohammad Al-Sadr.jpg Mohammad al-Sadr
سيد محمد الصدر
(1882–1956)
29 January 194826 June 1948149 days Independent
Muzahim al-Pachachi.jpg Muzahim al-Pachachi
مزاحم الباجه جي
(1891–1982)
1948 26 June 19486 January 1949194 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
6 January 194910 December 1949338 days Military /
Constitutional Union Party
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi.jpg Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(1886–1969)
10 December 19495 February 195057 days Independent
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi.jpg Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(1892–1968)
5 February 195015 September 1950222 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
15 September 195012 July 19521 year, 301 days Military /
Constitutional Union Party
Mustafa al-Umari.jpg Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari
مصطفى محمود العمري
(1894–1962)
12 July 195223 November 1952134 days Independent
Nureddin Mahmoud.jpg Nureddin Mahmud
نور الدين محمود
(1899–1981)
23 November 195229 January 195367 days Independent
Jamil Al-Madfai.jpg Jamil Al Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1890–1958)
1953 29 January 195317 September 1953231 days Independent
Muhammad Fadhil Al-Jamali, 1958.jpg Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
محمد فاضل الجمالي
(1903–1997)
17 September 195329 April 1954224 days Independent
Arshad Al-Umari.jpg Arshad al-Umari
أرشد العمري
(1888–1978)
Jun 1954 29 April 19544 August 195497 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
Sep 1954 4 August 195420 June 19572 years, 320 days Military /
Constitutional Union Party
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi.jpg Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(1886–1969)
20 June 195715 December 1957178 days Military /
United National Front
Abdul-Wahab Mirjan.jpg Abdul-Wahab Mirjan
عبد الوهاب مرجان
(1909–1964)
15 December 19573 March 195878 days Independent
Nouri Al-Saeed, 1950s.jpg Nuri al-Said
نوري السعيد
(1888–1958)
3 March 195818 May 195876 days Military /
Constitutional Union Party
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban.jpg Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
أحمد مختار بابان
(1900–1976)
1958 18 May 195814 July 1958
(deposed)
57 days Independent
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965).svg Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg
Abd al-Karim Qasim.png Abdul-Karim Qasim
عبد الكريم قاسم
(1914–1963)
14 July 19588 February 1963
(deposed) [8]
4 years, 209 days Military Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
lrby`y.jpg
(1958–1963)
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)
8 February 196318 November 1963
(deposed) [9]
283 days Military /
Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Abdul Salam Arif
President Abd al-Salam Arif (3x4 cropped).jpg
(1963–1966)
Tahir Yahya 1.jpg Tahir Yahya
طاهر يحيى
(1915–1986)
20 November 19636 September 19651 year, 290 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
Aref Abdel-Razzaq.jpg Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
عارف عبد الرزاق
(1921–2007)
6 September 196521 September 196515 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
Abdel-Rahman Al-Bazzaz (3x4 cropped).jpg Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز
(1913–1973)
21 September 19659 August 1966322 days Arab Socialist Union
Naji Talib.jpg Naji Talib
ناجي طالب
(1917–2012)
9 August 196610 May 1967274 days Military Abdul Rahman Arif
Abdel-Rahman Aref (3x4 cropped).jpg
(1966–1968)
Abdel-Rahman Aref (3x4 cropped).jpg Abdul Rahman Arif
عبد الرحمن عارف
(1916–2007)
10 May 196710 July 196761 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
Tahir Yahya 1.jpg Tahir Yahya
طاهر يحيى
(1915–1986)
10 July 196717 July 1968
(deposed) [10]
1 year, 7 days Military /
Arab Socialist Union
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) • Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg Coat of arms of Iraq (1991-2004).svg
Coat of arms of Iraq (1965-1991).svg Abdul Razzaq an-Naif
عبد الرزاق النايف
(1933–1978)
17 July 196830 July 196813 days Military Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg
(1968–1979)
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr.jpg Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1914–1982)
31 July 196816 July 1979
(resigned) [11]
10 years, 350 days Military /
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussain 1980 (cropped).jpg Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)
1980
1984
1989
16 July 197923 March 199111 years, 250 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein in 1998.png
(1979–2003)
Sa'dun Hammadi (cropped).jpg Sa'dun Hammadi
سعدون حمادي
(1930–2007)
23 March 199113 September 1991 [12] 174 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Mohammed Hamza Al-Zubeidi.jpg Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
محمد حمزة الزبيدي
(1938–2005)
16 September 19915 September 19931 year, 354 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Ahmed Hussein Khudhair, 1990s.png Ahmad Husayn
Khudayir as-Samarrai

أحمد حسين خضير السامرائي
(born 1941)
5 September 199329 May 1994266 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Saddam Hussein in 1998.png Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين
(1937–2006)
1996
2000
29 May 1994 [13] 9 April 2003
(deposed) [14]
8 years, 315 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) • Coat of arms of Iraq (1991-2004).svg
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom
محمد بحر العلوم
(1927–2015)
Acting Prime Minister
13 July 200331 July 200318 days Independent Coalition Provisional Authority
Seal of the Coalition Provisional Authority Iraq.svg
(2003–2004)
Ibrahim al-Jaafari 2014.jpg Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)
1 August 200331 August 200330 days Islamic Dawa Party
Chalabi.jpg Ahmed al-Chalabi
أحمد جلبي
(1944–2015)
1 September 200330 September 200329 days Iraqi National Congress
Allawi8.jpg Ayad Allawi
إياد علاوي
(born 1944)
1 October 200331 October 200330 days Iraqi National Accord
Jalal Talabani.jpg Jalal Talabani
جلال طلباني
(1933–2017)
1 November 200330 November 200329 days Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 2004-Jan-20.jpg Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
عبد العزيز الحكيم
(1952–2009)
1 December 200331 December 200330 days Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Adnan Pachachi.jpg Adnan al-Pachachi
عدنان بجاجي
(1923–2019)
1 January 200431 January 200430 days Assembly of Independent Democrats
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg Mohsen Abdel Hamid
محسن عبد الحميد
(born 1937)
1 February 200429 February 200428 days Iraqi Islamic Party
Coat of arms of Iraq.svg Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom
محمد بحر العلوم
(1927–2015)
1 March 200431 March 200430 days Independent
Mesud Barzani.jpg Massoud Barzani
مسعود برزاني
(born 1946)
1 April 200430 April 200429 days Kurdistan Democratic Party
Izzedine.jpg Ezzedine Salim
عز الدين سليم
(1943–2004)
1 May 200417 May 2004
(died in office)
16 days Islamic Dawa Party
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 2004-06-01.jpg Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(born 1958)
17 May 20041 June 200415 days Independent
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Flag of Iraq.svg Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • Coat of arms of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Coat of arms of Iraq.svg
Ayad Allawi.jpg Ayad Allawi
إياد علاوي
(born 1944)
1 June 20043 May 2005336 days Iraqi National Accord Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 2004-06-01.jpg
(2004–2005)
Ibrahim al-Jaafari portrait.jpg Ibrahim al-Jaafari
إبراهيم الجعفري
(born 1947)
Jan 2005 3 May 200520 May 20061 year, 17 days Islamic Dawa Party Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani 2005-09-09.jpg
(2005–2014)
Portrait of Nouri al-Maliki.jpg Nouri al-Maliki
نوري المالكي
(born 1950)
Dec 2005
2010
20 May 20068 September 20148 years, 111 days Islamic Dawa Party
Fuad Masum
Fuad Masum 2018.jpg
(2014–2018)
Haider al-Abadi portrait.jpg Haider al-Abadi
حيدر العبادي
(born 1952)
2014 8 September 201425 October 20184 years, 47 days Victory Alliance
Barham Salih
Barham Salih (cropped).jpg
(2018–2022)
ADIL ABD AL-MAHDI iq (cropped).jpg Adil Abdul-Mahdi
عادل عبد المهدي
(born 1942)
2018 25 October 20187 May 20201 year, 194 days Independent
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.jpg Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
مصطفي الکاظمي
(born 1967)
7 May 202027 October 20222 years, 174 days Independent
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, at the Pentagon, Virginia on 15 April 2024 (cropped).jpg Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
محمد شياع السوداني
(born 1970)
2021 27 October 2022Incumbent2 years, 125 daysAl-Furatayn [15] Abdul Latif Rashid
Abdul Latif Rashid in 2023.jpg
(2022–present)

Timeline

Mohammed Shia' Al SudaniMustafa Al-KadhimiAdil Abdul-MahdiHaider al-AbadiNouri al-MalikiIbrahim al-JaafariAyad AllawiIraqi Governing CouncilAhmad Husayn Khudayir as-SamarraiMohammed Hamza ZubeidiSa'dun HammadiSaddam HusseinAbdul Razzaq an-NaifAbdul Rahman ArifNaji TalibAbd ar-Rahman al-BazzazArif Abd ar-RazzaqTahir YahyaAhmed Hassan al-BakrAbdul-Karim QasimAhmad Mukhtar BabanAbdul-Wahab MirjanMuhammad Fadhel al-JamaliNureddin MahmudMustafa Mahmud al-UmariMuzahim al-PachachiMohammad al-Sadr (prime minister)Salih JabrArshad al-UmariHamdi al-PachachiTaha al-HashimiHikmat SulaymanAli Jawdat al-AiyubiJamil Al MidfaiRashid Ali al-GaylaniNaji ShawkatNuri al-SaidNaji Al-SuwaidiTawfiq al-SuwaidiYasin al-HashimiJa'far al-AskariAbdul Muhsin al-Sa'dunAbd Al-Rahman Al-GillaniList of prime ministers of Iraq

See also

Notes

  1. This party existed only for the duration of al-Sa‘doun's second term as prime minister.
  2. Abbreviated as the Covenant Party, this party existed only for the duration of al-Said's first term as prime minister.
  3. While not affiliated with an official political party, Shawkat was supported by a parliamentary group known as the Parliamentary Bloc which only existed for the duration of his administration.
  4. While not affiliated with a political party, Sulayman was an ally of Bakr Sidqi during the latter's military rule.
  5. Midfai was forced to resign under military pressure.
  6. al-Said resigned in large part due to the pressure from the Golden Square, although on the condition that he be the foreign minister in al-Gaylani's cabinet.
  7. Initially approved by the Golden Square, al-Hashimi was deposed after refusing concessions to them.

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  9. "IRAQI CHIEF SAYS COUP IS A SUCCESS". The New York Times. 19 November 1963. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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