List of British Iraqis

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This is a list of notable British Iraqis, ordered by surname within section.

Contents

1 Academia
2 Actors/Actresses
3 Artists
4 Business
5 Film directors
6 Music
7 Politicians
8 Sport
9 Writers
10 See also
11 References

Academia

Sami Ramadani, sociologist^[1]
Hormuzd Rassam^[2]
Alphonse Mingana^[3]
Ali Hadawi CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Central Bedfordshire College^[4]

Actors/Actresses

Nadia Kamil, actor, comedian and writer (Iraqi father/Welsh mother, born in Swansea, South Wales)^[5]

Artists

Tamara Nouri, artist^[6]

Business

Samuel Hayek, millionaire real-estate tycoon and chairman of The KKL Charitable Trust.^[7]
Nemir Kirdar, Iraqi-born billionaire (President and CEO of Investcorp)^[8]

Film directors

Kasim Abid, cameraman, director and producer^[9]

Music

Theresa Rassam

Politicians

Anood Al-Samerai - Southwark based councillor for British political party, the Liberal Democrats and leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group.^[10] (Born to an Iraqi father and English mother).^[11]

Sport

Youra Eshaya - Assyrian footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in England.

Writers

Marina Benjamin, author of The Last Days in Babylon^[12]

See also

References