Name |
Portrait |
Born-Died |
Entered office |
Left office |
Political party |
Head of State |
• Kingdom of Iraq (Under the British Mandate) (1920–1932) • |
1 |
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
عبد الرحمن الكيلاني |
|
1841–1927 |
11 November 1920 |
20 November 1922 |
Independent |
Faisal I |
2 |
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(1st time) |
|
1879–1929 |
20 November 1922 |
22 November 1923 |
Military |
3 |
Jafar al-Askari
جعفر العسكري
(1st time) |
|
1887–1936 |
22 November 1923 |
2 August 1924 |
Military |
4 |
Yasin al-Hashimi
ياسين الهاشمي
(1st time) |
|
1894–1937 |
2 August 1924 |
26 June 1925 |
Military /
People's Party |
5 |
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(2nd time) |
|
1879–1929 |
26 June 1925 |
21 November 1926 |
Military /
Progressive Party |
6 |
Jafar al-Askari
جعفر العسكري
(2nd time) |
|
1887–1936 |
21 November 1926 |
11 January 1928 |
Military /
Covenant Party |
7 |
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(3rd time) |
|
1879–1929 |
11 January 1928 |
28 April 1929 |
Military /
Progressive Party |
8 |
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(1st time) |
|
1892–1968 |
28 April 1929 |
19 September 1929 |
Independent |
9 |
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
عبد المحسن السعدون
(4th time) |
|
1879–1929 |
19 September 1929 |
13 November 1929
(died in office) |
Military /
Progressive Party |
10 |
Naji al-Suwaidi
ناجي السويدي |
|
1882–1942 |
18 November 1929 |
23 March 1930 |
Independent |
11 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(1st time) |
|
1888–1958 |
23 March 1930 |
3 November 1932 |
Military /
Covenant Party |
• Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) • |
12 |
Naji Shawkat
ناجي شوكت |
|
1893–1980 |
3 November 1932 |
20 March 1933 |
Independent |
Faisal I |
13 |
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(1st time) |
|
1892–1965 |
20 March 1933 |
9 November 1933 |
Party of National Brotherhood |
14 |
Jamil al-Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(1st time) |
|
1890–1958 |
9 November 1933 |
27 August 1934 |
Military |
Ghazi |
15 |
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(1st time) |
|
1886–1969 |
27 August 1934 |
4 March 1935 |
Military |
16 |
Jamil al-Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(2nd time) |
|
1890–1958 |
4 March 1935 |
17 March 1935 |
Military |
17 |
Yasin al-Hashimi
ياسين الهاشمي
(2nd time) |
|
1894–1937 |
17 March 1935 |
30 October 1936 |
Military /
Party of National Brotherhood |
18 |
Hikmat Sulayman
حكمت سليمان |
|
1889–1964 |
30 October 1936 |
17 August 1937 |
Party of National Brotherhood |
19 |
Jamil al-Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(3rd time) |
|
1890–1958 |
17 August 1937 |
25 December 1938 |
Military |
20 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(2nd time) |
|
1888–1958 |
25 December 1938 |
31 March 1940 |
Military /
Covenant Party |
21 |
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(2nd time) |
|
1892–1965 |
31 March 1940 |
3 February 1941 |
Party of National Brotherhood |
Faisal II |
22 |
Taha al-Hashimi
طه الهاشمي |
|
1888–1961 |
3 February 1941 |
13 April 1941
(deposed) |
Military |
23 |
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
رشيد عالي الكيلاني
(3rd time) |
|
1892–1965 |
13 April 1941 |
30 May 1941 |
Party of National Brotherhood |
24 |
Jamil al-Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(4th time) |
|
1890–1958 |
4 June 1941 |
10 October 1941 |
Military |
25 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(3rd time) |
|
1888–1958 |
10 October 1941 |
4 June 1944 |
Military /
Covenant Party |
26 |
Hamdi al-Pachachi
حمدي البجاجي |
|
1886–1948 |
4 June 1944 |
23 February 1946 |
Independent |
27 |
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(2nd time) |
|
1892–1968 |
23 February 1946 |
1 June 1946 |
Liberal Party |
28 |
Arshad al-Umari
إرشاد العمري
(1st time) |
|
1888–1978 |
1 June 1946 |
21 November 1946 |
Independent |
29 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(4th time) |
|
1888–1958 |
21 November 1946 |
29 March 1947 |
Military /
Constitutional Union Party |
30 |
Sayyid Salih Jabr
سيد صالح جبر |
|
1860–1949 |
29 March 1947 |
29 January 1948 |
Nation's Socialist Party |
31 |
Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr
سيد محمد الصدر |
|
1900–2000 |
29 January 1948 |
26 June 1948 |
Independent |
32 |
Muzahim al-Pachachi
مزاجم البجاجي |
|
1890–1982 |
26 June 1948 |
6 January 1949 |
Independent |
33 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(5th time) |
|
1888–1958 |
6 January 1949 |
10 December 1949 |
Military /
Constitutional Union Party |
34 |
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(2nd time) |
|
1886–1969 |
10 December 1949 |
5 February 1950 |
Military |
35 |
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
توفيق السويدي
(3rd time) |
|
1892–1968 |
5 February 1950 |
15 September 1950 |
Independent |
36 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(6th time) |
|
1888–1958 |
15 September 1950 |
12 July 1952 |
Military /
Constitutional Union Party |
37 |
Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari
مصطفى محمود العمري |
|
1898–1979 |
12 July 1952 |
23 November 1952 |
Independent |
38 |
Nureddin Mahmud
نور الدين محمود |
|
1901–1978 |
23 November 1952 |
29 January 1953 |
Military |
39 |
Jamil al-Midfai
جميل المدفعي
(5th time) |
|
1890–1958 |
29 January 1953 |
17 September 1953 |
Military |
40 |
Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali
محمد فضل الجمالي |
|
1903–1997 |
17 September 1953 |
29 April 1954 |
Independent |
41 |
Arshad al-Umari
إرشاد العمري
(2nd time) |
|
1888–1978 |
29 April 1954 |
4 August 1954 |
Independent |
42 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(7th time) |
|
1888–1958 |
4 August 1954 |
20 June 1957 |
Military /
Constitutional Union Party |
43 |
Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi
علي جودت الأيوبي
(3rd time) |
|
1886–1969 |
20 June 1957 |
15 December 1957 |
Military /
United National Front |
44 |
Abdul-Wahab Mirjan
عبد الوهاب مرجان |
|
1909–1964 |
15 December 1957 |
3 March 1958 |
Independent |
45 |
Nuri as-Said
نوري السعيد
(8th time) |
|
1888–1958 |
3 March 1958 |
18 May 1958 |
Military /
Constitutional Union Party |
46 |
Ahmad Mukhtar Baban
أحمد مختار بابان |
|
1900–1976 |
18 May 1958 |
14 July 1958
(deposed) |
Independent |
• Republic of Iraq (Pre-Ba'ath Party) (1958–1968) • |
47 |
Abd al-Karim Qasim
عبد الكريم قاسم |
|
1914–1963 |
14 July 1958 |
8 February 1963
(deposed) |
Military |
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i |
48 |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(1st time) |
|
1914–1982 |
8 February 1963 |
18 November 1963
(deposed) |
Military /
Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region) |
Abdul Salam Arif |
49 |
Tahir Yahya
طاهر يحيى
(1st time) |
|
1915–1986 |
20 November 1963 |
6 September 1965 |
Military /
Arab Socialist Union |
50 |
Arif Abd ar-Razzaq
عارف عبد الرزاق |
|
1921–2007 |
6 September 1965 |
21 September 1965 |
Military /
Arab Socialist Union |
51 |
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
عبد الرحمن البزاز |
|
1913–1973 |
21 September 1965 |
9 August 1966 |
Arab Socialist Union |
52 |
Naji Talib
ناجي طالب |
|
1917–2012 |
9 August 1966 |
10 May 1967 |
Military |
Abdul Rahman Arif |
53 |
Abdul Rahman Arif
عبد الرحمن عارف |
|
1916–2007 |
10 May 1967 |
10 July 1967 |
Military /
Arab Socialist Union |
54 |
Tahir Yahya
طاهر يحيى
(2nd time) |
|
1915–1986 |
10 July 1967 |
17 July 1968
(deposed) |
Military /
Arab Socialist Union |
• Republic of Iraq (Under Ba'ath Party) (1968–2003) • |
55 |
Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif
عبد الرزاق النايف |
|
1933–1978 |
17 July 1968 |
30 July 1968 |
Military |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
56 |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
أحمد حسن البكر
(2nd time) |
|
1914–1982 |
31 July 1968 |
16 July 1979 |
Military /
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
(Iraq Region) |