List of presidents of Iraq facts for kids

Here is a list of the leaders of Iraq since the country became a republic in 1958. These leaders are called presidents.

Leaders of Iraq Since 1958

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office			Political Group
			Started	Ended	How long
→ • First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • →
1		Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي (1904–1965)	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 (Removed from power)	4 years, 209 days	Military
2		Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف (1921–1966)	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 (Died while in office)	3 years, 64 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union
—		Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز (1913–1973) Temporary Leader	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 (Removed from power)	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 (Stepped down)	10 years, 364 days	Military / Iraqi Ba'ath Party
5		Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006)	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 (Removed from power)	23 years, 267 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party
• 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	Republican
—		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) Temporary President	28 June 2004	7 April 2005	283 days	The Iraqis
6		Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني جەلال تاڵەبانی (1933–2017)	7 April 2005	24 July 2014	9 years, 108 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
7		Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم فواد مەعسووم (Born 1938)	24 July 2014	2 October 2018	4 years, 70 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
8		Barham Salih برهم صالح بەرهەم ساڵح (Born 1960)	2 October 2018	17 October 2022	4 years, 15 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
9		Abdul Latif Rashid لطيف رشيد لەتیف ڕەشید (Born 1944)	17 October 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 289 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Timeline of Iraqi Leaders

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• Prime Minister of Iraq
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See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de Irak para niños