List of Presidents of Iraq

This is a list of Presidents of Iraq since 1958.

List

# Name Picture Born-Died Took office Left office Political Party
• Republic of Iraq (Pre-Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) •
1 Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
محمد نجيب الربيعي		 1904–1965 14 July 1958 8 February 1963
(deposed)		 Military
2 Abdul Salam Arif
عبد السلام عارف		 1921–1966 8 February 1963 13 April 1966
(died in office)		 Military /
Arab Socialist Union
— Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز
(acting)		 1913–1973 13 April 1966 16 April 1966 Arab Socialist Union
3 Abdul Rahman Arif
عبد الرحمن عارف		 1916–2007 16 April 1966 17 July 1968
(deposed)		 Military /
Arab Socialist Union
• Republic of Iraq (Under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) •
4 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر		 1914–1982 17 July 1968 16 July 1979 Military /
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
(National Progressive Front)
5 Saddam Hussein
صدام حسين		 1937–2006 16 July 1979 9 April 2003
(deposed)		 Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region)
(National Progressive Front)
• Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004) •
— Coalition Provisional Authority – 21 April 2003 28 June 2004 –
• Republic of Iraq (2004–present) •
— Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
غازي مشعل عجيل الياور
(acting)		 1958– 28 June 2004 7 April 2005 The Iraqis
6 Jalal Talabani
جلال طلباني		 1933– 7 April 2005 24 July 2014 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
7 Fuad Masum
فؤاد معصوم		 1938– 24 July 2014 Incumbent Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

See also