Historical country records

Iraq historical timeline

Iraq

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
18 Nov 1534	part of Ottoman Empire	Leaders
10 Jan 1919	British rule	Leaders
11 Nov 1920	State of Iraq (British protectorate)	Leaders
23 Aug 1921	Iraqi Kingdom	Leaders
3 Oct 1932	full independence	Leaders
14 Feb 1958 - 14 Jul 1958	federation with Jordan (Arab Union)	Leaders
14 Jul 1958	Iraqi Republic	Leaders
20 Mar 2003	U.S.-U.K. invasion (Baghdad taken 9 Apr 2003)	Leaders
28 Jun 2004	sovereignty returned	Leaders
10 Jan 1919 - 1 Oct 1920	Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson	Administrator
1 Oct 1920 - 4 May 1923	Sir Percy Cox	High commissioners
4 May 1923 - Oct 1928	Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs	High commissioners
Oct 1928 - 11 Sep 1929	Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton	High commissioners
3 Oct 1929 - 3 Oct 1932	Sir Francis Henry Humphrys	High commissioners
11 Nov 1920 - 23 Aug 1921	Saiyid Abdul Rahman al-Haydari al-Gaylani (b. 1841 - d. 1927)	Chairman of the Council of State
23 Aug 1921 - 8 Sep 1933	Faysal I	Kings
8 Sep 1933 - 4 Apr 1939	Ghazi I	Kings
4 Apr 1939 - 14 Jul 1958	Faysal II	Kings
4 Apr 1939 - 1 Apr 1941	Abdul Ilah (1st time) (regent)	Kings
1 Apr 1941 - 1 Jun 1941	Sharaf ibn Rajih al-Fawwaz	Kings
1 Jun 1941 - 2 May 1953	Abdul Ilah (2nd time) (regent)	Kings
14 Jul 1958 - 8 Feb 1963	Muhammad Najib al-Rubai	Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
8 Feb 1963 - 13 Apr 1966	Abdul Salam Arif	Presidents
13 Apr 1966 - 16 Apr 1966	Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz (acting)	Presidents
16 Apr 1966 - 17 Jul 1968	Abdul Rahman Arif	Presidents
17 Jul 1968 - 16 Jul 1979	Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr	Presidents
16 Jul 1979 - 9 Apr 2003	Saddam Hussein	Presidents
9 Apr 2003 - 7 Jul 2003	Tommy Franks	Presidents
7 Jul 2003 - 28 Jun 2004	John Abizaid	Presidents
28 Jun 2004 - 7 Apr 2005	Ghazi al-Yawer	Presidents
7 Apr 2005 -	Jalal Talabani	Presidents
11 Nov 1920 - 20 Nov 1922	Saiyid Abdul Rahman al-Haydari al-Gaylani (s.a.)	Prime ministers
20 Nov 1922 - 22 Nov 1923	Abdul Muhsin Bey al-Saadun	Prime ministers
22 Nov 1923 - 2 Aug 1924	Jaafar al-Askari (1st time)	Prime ministers
2 Aug 1924 - 26 Jun 1925	Yasin al-Hashimi (1st time)	Prime ministers
26 Jun 1925 - 21 Nov 1926	Abdul Muhsin Bey al-Saadun	Prime ministers
21 Nov 1926 - 11 Jan 1928	Jaafar al-Askari (2nd time)	Prime ministers
11 Jan 1928 - 28 Apr 1929	Abdul Muhsin Bey al-Saadun	Prime ministers
28 Apr 1929 - 19 Sep 1929	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1st time)	Prime ministers
19 Sep 1929 - 13 Nov 1929	Abdul Muhsin Bey al-Saadun	Prime ministers
18 Nov 1929 - 23 Mar 1930	Ibrahim Naji Bey al-Suwaidi	Prime ministers
23 Mar 1930 - 3 Nov 1932	Nuri Pasha as-Said (1st time)	Prime ministers
3 Nov 1932 - 20 Mar 1933	Naji Shaukat Bey	Prime ministers
20 Mar 1933 - 9 Nov 1933	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1st time)	Prime ministers
9 Nov 1933 - 27 Aug 1934	Jamil al-Midfai (1st time)	Prime ministers
27 Aug 1934 - 4 Mar 1935	Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (1st time)	Prime ministers
4 Mar 1935 - 17 Mar 1935	Jamil al-Midfai (2nd time)	Prime ministers
17 Mar 1935 - 30 Oct 1936	Yasin al-Hashimi (2nd time)	Prime ministers
30 Oct 1936 - 17 Aug 1937	Hikmat Sulayman	Prime ministers
17 Aug 1937 - 25 Dec 1938	Jamil al-Midfai (3rd time)	Prime ministers
25 Dec 1938 - 31 Mar 1940	Nuri Pasha as-Said (2nd time)	Prime ministers
31 Mar 1940 - 3 Feb 1941	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (2nd time)	Prime ministers
3 Feb 1941 - 13 Apr 1941	Taha al-Hashimi	Prime ministers
13 Apr 1941 - 30 May 1941	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (3rd time)	Prime ministers
4 Jun 1941 - 10 Oct 1941	Jamil al-Midfai (4th time)	Prime ministers
10 Oct 1941 - 4 Jun 1944	Nuri Pasha as-Said (3rd time)	Prime ministers
4 Jun 1944 - 23 Feb 1946	Hamdi al-Bajaji	Prime ministers
23 Feb 1946 - 1 Jun 1946	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (2nd time)	Prime ministers
1 Jun 1946 - 21 Nov 1946	Arshad al-Umari (1st time)	Prime ministers
21 Nov 1946 - 29 Mar 1947	Nuri Pasha as-Said (4th time)	Prime ministers
29 Mar 1947 - 29 Jan 1948	Sayyid Salih Jabr	Prime ministers
29 Jan 1948 - 26 Jun 1948	Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr	Prime ministers
26 Jun 1948 - 6 Jan 1949	Muzahim al-Bajaji	Prime ministers
6 Jan 1949 - 10 Dec 1949	Nuri Pasha as-Said (5th time)	Prime ministers
10 Dec 1949 - 5 Feb 1950	Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (2nd time)	Prime ministers
5 Feb 1950 - 15 Sep 1950	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (3rd time)	Prime ministers
15 Sep 1950 - 12 Jul 1952	Nuri Pasha as-Said (6th time)	Prime ministers
12 Jul 1952 - 23 Nov 1952	Mustafa al-Umari	Prime ministers
23 Nov 1952 - 29 Jan 1953	Nureddin Mahmud	Prime ministers
29 Jan 1953 - 17 Sep 1953	Jamil al-Midfai (5th time)	Prime ministers
17 Sep 1953 - 29 Apr 1954	Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali	Prime ministers
29 Apr 1954 - 4 Aug 1954	Arshad al-Umari (2nd time)	Prime ministers
4 Aug 1954 - 20 Jun 1957	Nuri Pasha as-Said (7th time)	Prime ministers
20 Jun 1957 - 15 Dec 1957	Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi (3rd time)	Prime ministers
15 Dec 1957 - 3 Mar 1958	Abdul Wahhab Marjan	Prime ministers
3 Mar 1958 - 18 May 1958	Nuri Pasha as-Said (8th time)	Prime ministers
18 May 1958 - 14 Jul 1958	Ahmad Mukhtar Baban	Prime ministers
14 Jul 1958 - 8 Feb 1963	Abdul Karim Kassem	Prime ministers
8 Feb 1963 - 18 Nov 1963	Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr (1st time)	Prime ministers
20 Nov 1963 - 6 Sep 1965	Tahir Yahya (1st time)	Prime ministers
6 Sep 1965 - 21 Sep 1965	Arif Abdul Razzak	Prime ministers
21 Sep 1965 - 9 Aug 1966	Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz	Prime ministers
9 Aug 1966 - 10 May 1967	Naji Talib	Prime ministers
10 May 1967 - 10 Jul 1967	Abdul Rahman Arif	Prime ministers
10 Jul 1967 - 17 Jul 1968	Tahir Yahya (2nd time)	Prime ministers
17 Jul 1968 - 30 Jul 1968	Abdul Razzak an-Naif	Prime ministers
31 Jul 1968 - 16 Jul 1979	Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr (2nd time)	Prime ministers
16 Jul 1979 - 23 Mar 1991	Saddam Hussein (1st time)	Prime ministers
23 Mar 1991 - 13 Sep 1991	Saadun Hammadi	Prime ministers
16 Sep 1991 - 5 Sep 1993	Muhammad Hamza al-Zubaydi	Prime ministers
5 Sep 1993 - 29 May 1994	Ahmad Hussein Khudayir al-Samarrai	Prime ministers
29 May 1994 - 9 Apr 2003	Saddam Hussein (2nd time)	Prime ministers
21 Apr 2003 - 12 May 2003	Jay Garner Assistance)	Civil administrators
12 May 2003 - 28 Jun 2004	Paul Bremer	Civil administrators
13 Jul 2003 - 31 Jul 2003	Muhammad Bahr al-Uloum (1st time)	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Aug 2003 - 31 Aug 2003	Ibrahim al-Jaafari	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Sep 2003 - 30 Sep 2003	Ahmad Chalabi	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Oct 2003 - 31 Oct 2003	Iyad Allawi	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Nov 2003 - 30 Nov 2003	Jalal Talabani	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Dec 2003 - 31 Dec 2003	Abdul Aziz al-Hakim	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Jan 2004	Adnan Pachachi	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Feb 2004 - 29 Feb 2004	Mohsen Abdul Hamid	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Mar 2004 - 31 Mar 2004	Muhammad Bahr al-Uloum (2nd time)	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Apr 2004 - 30 Apr 2004	Massoud Barzani	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 May 2004 - 17 May 2004	Ezzedine Salim	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
17 May 2004 - 1 Jun 2004	Ghazi al-Yawer	Presidents of the Governing Council (subordinated to the civil administrator)
1 Jun 2004 - 3 May 2005	Iyad Allawi	Prime ministers
3 May 2005 - 20 May 2006	Ibrahim al-Jaafari	Prime ministers
20 May 2006 -	Nuri al-Maliki	Prime ministers

Kurdistan

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
4 Jul 1992	Kurdistan Regional Government formed (not recognized by Iraq)	Leaders
31 Aug 1996	Iraqi forces take control of the capital Arbil at the request of the Kurdish Democratic Party, which establishes a government there, opposed to the one controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which moves to Sulaymaniyah	Leaders
Jun 2005	Kurdistan autonomous region established	Leaders

Governments of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
4 Jul 1992 - Jun 2005	Jalal Talabani	De facto ruler (secretary-general of the PUK)
4 Jul 1992 - 26 Apr 1993	Fuad Masum	Prime ministers
26 Apr 1993 - 21 Jan 2001	Kosrat Rasul Ali	Prime ministers
21 Jan 2001 - 4 Jul 2004	Barham Salih	Prime ministers
4 Jul 2004 - Jun 2005	Umar Fattah (acting)	Prime ministers

Governments of the Kurdish Democratic Party

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
31 Aug 1996 - Jun 2005	Massoud Barzani	De facto ruler (president of the KDP)
26 Sep 1996 - 20 Dec 1999	Rowsch Shaways	Prime ministers
20 Dec 1999 - Jun 2005	Nechirvan Barzani	Prime ministers

Autonomous region

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
14 Jun 2005 -	Massoud Barzani	President
Jun 2005 -	Nechirvan Barzani	Prime minister