The Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011) was characterized by a large United States military deployment on Iraqi territory,beginning with the US-led invasion of the country in March 2003 which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein and ending with the departure of US troops from the country in 2011. Troops for the occupation came primarily from the United States,the United Kingdom,and Australia,but 29 other nations also provided troops,and there were varying levels of assistance from Japan and other countries,as well as tens of thousands of private military company personnel.
The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The IGC consisted of various Iraqi political and tribal leaders who were appointed by the CPA to provide advice and leadership of the country until the June 2004 transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government.
Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom was an Iraqi political figure and Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader who served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq.
Aqila al-Hashimi was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council.
Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian,politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq,a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq
Events in the year 2004 in Iraq.
Ezzedine Salim,also known as Abdelzahra Othman Mohammed,was an Iraqi politician,author,educator,Islamist theorist and one of the leading members of the Iraqi Dawaa Movement between 1980 and 2004. He served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq in 2004.
Sondul Chapouk was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was the only Turk and one of only three women in the council. A member of the Turkoman minority from the city of Kirkuk,Chapouk is also the head of the Iraqi Women's Organization and is an engineer and teacher by training.
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawar is an Iraqi politician. He was the vice president under the Iraqi Transitional Government in 2006,and was interim president of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005. He also served as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq in 2004 following the US-led coalition invasion.
Mohsen Abdel Hamid is an Iraqi politician and Islamic scholar who was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council,created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. He served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq.
Ayad Allawi is an Iraqi politician. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the president of the Governing Council of Iraq in 2003.
Mowaffak Baker al-Rubaie is an Iraqi politician,and was Iraq National Security Advisor in the government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and in 2005–2006 Prime Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari and 2006–2009 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was elected to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in December 2005 as a nominee of the United Iraqi Alliance and from 2014–2018 in the Iraqi Parliament.
Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. A Shia Muslim,al-Mohommedawi led the resistance against Saddam Hussein's government in the southern marsh regions of Iraq,where he gained the title "Prince of the Marshes." He was imprisoned for six years under the Hussein regime and currently leads the Iraqi political group Hezbollah in Amarah.
Salama al-Khufaji was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council,created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was appointed on 8 December 2003 to hold the seat formerly held by Aquila al-Hashimi,who was assassinated in September 2003. A Shia Muslim,al-Khufaji was a professor of dentistry at Baghdad University.
Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi,also known as Bayan Jabr Solagh,is a former commander of the Badr Brigades who served as the Finance Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He served as Minister of Interior,in charge of the police,in the Iraqi Transitional Government and was Minister of Housing and Reconstruction of the Iraqi Governing Council. He is a senior member of the Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance as well as a leader in the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).
The following lists events in the year 2003 in Iraq.
The Council of Representatives,usually referred to simply as the Parliament,is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Iraq. According to the Constitution of Iraq,it is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the country. As of 2020,it comprises 329 seats and meets in Baghdad inside the Green Zone.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1511 was adopted unanimously on 16 October 2003,after reaffirming previous resolutions on Iraq,particularly 1483 (2003),1500 (2003),and Resolution 1373 (2001) on terrorism. The council urged countries to contribute towards a multinational force to maintain security and called for power to be returned to the Iraqi people as soon as possible.
De-Ba'athification refers to a policy undertaken in Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and subsequent Iraqi governments to remove the Ba'ath Party's influence in the new Iraqi political system after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. It was considered by the CPA to be Iraq's equivalent to Germany's denazification after World War II. It was first outlined in CPA Order 1 which entered into force on 16 May 2003. The order declared that all public sector employees affiliated with the Ba'ath Party were to be removed from their positions and to be banned from any future employment in the public sector.
