List of presidents of Iraq

This is a list of presidents of Iraq since the formation of the First Republic of Iraq in 1958.

List of officeholders

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
→ • First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) • →
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 1		Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي Template:Small	—	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Ayd	Military
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2		Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف Template:Small	—	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Ayd	Military / Arab Socialist Union
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —		Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز Template:Small Template:Small	—	13 April 1966	16 April 1966	Template:Ayd	Arab Socialist Union
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3		Abdul Rahman Arif عبد الرحمن عارف Template:Small	—	16 April 1966	17 July 1968 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Ayd	Military / Arab Socialist Union
→ • Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) • →
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4		Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر Template:Small	—	17 July 1968	16 July 1979 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Ayd	Military / Iraqi Ba'ath Party Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5		Saddam Hussein صدام حسين Template:Small	1995 2002	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Ayd	Iraqi Ba'ath Party Template:Small
• Republic of Iraq (2003–2004) • Coalition Provisional Authority Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —		Jay Garner جاي غارنر Template:Small Template:Small	—	21 April 2003	12 May 2003	Template:Ayd	Republican
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —		Paul Bremer بول بريمر Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 May 2003	28 June 2004	Template:Ayd	Republican
→ • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • →
—		Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور Template:Small Template:Small	2004	28 June 2004	7 April 2005	Template:Ayd	The Iraqis
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6		Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني جەلال تاڵەبانی Template:Small	2005 2006 2010	7 April 2005	24 July 2014	Template:Ayd	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 7		Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم فواد مەعسووم Template:Small	2014	24 July 2014	2 October 2018	Template:Ayd	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8		Barham Salih برهم صالح بەرهەم ساڵح Template:Small	2018	2 October 2018	17 October 2022	Template:Ayd	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 9		Abdul Latif Rashid لطيف رشيد لەتیف ڕەشید Template:Small	2022	17 October 2022	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Timeline

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See also

• List of kings of Iraq
• President of Iraq
• Vice President of Iraq
• Prime Minister of Iraq
  • List of prime ministers of Iraq