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 (1958-2003)
1	Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i		1904–1983	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 (deposed)	Military
2	Abdul Salam Arif		1921–1966	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 (died in office)	Military/Arab Socialist Union
–	Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz (acting)		1913–1973	13 April 1966	16 April 1966	Military/Arab Socialist Union
3	Abdul Rahman Arif		1916–2007	16 April 1966	17 July 1968 (deposed)	Military/Arab Socialist Union
4	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr		1914–1982	17 July 1968	16 July 1979 (resigned)	Military/Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front
5	Saddam Hussein		1937–2006	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 (deposed)	Ba'ath Party/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 (acting)		1958–	28 June 2004	6 April 2005	The Iraqis
6	Jalal Talabani		1933–	6 April 2005	Incumbent	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

See also

• President of Iraq
• List of Prime Ministers of Iraq
• List of Kings of Iraq