List of Famous People Born in Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Chaldaeans, Yazidis, Shabakis, Armenians, Mandaeans, Circassians, Sabians and Kawliya. Around 99% of the country's 38 million citizens are Muslims, with small minorities of Christians, Yarsans, Yezidis and Mandeans also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.

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1. Saddam Hussein

Male. Iraqi politician and President

First Name: Saddam

Born on April 28, 1937

Died on December 30, 2006 (aged 69)

Born in Iraq, Saladin Governorate

Height: 184 cm | 6'0

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2. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

إبراهيم عوَّاد إبراهيم علي البدري السامرَّائي

Male. leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

First Name: Abu

Last Name: Al-Baghdadi

Born on July 28, 1971

Died on October 27, 2019 (aged 48)

Born in Iraq, Saladin Governorate

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3. Saladin

يُوسُف بن أيوب بن شاذي بن مروان بن يعقوب الدُويني التكريتي

Male. Muslim leader. First Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

Born on November 30, 1137

Died on March 4, 1193 (aged 55)

Born in Iraq, Saladin Governorate

4. Zaha Hadid

Female. Iraqi-British architect

First Name: Zaha

Last Name: Hadid

Born on October 31, 1950

Died on March 31, 2016 (aged 65)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

5. Nadhim Zahawi

Male. British politician

First Name: Nadhim

Born on June 2, 1967 (age 55)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

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6. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Male. Iraqi politician

First Name: Mustafa

Last Name: Al-Kadhimi

Born on November 30, 1966 (age 55)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate, Baghdad

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7. Al-Mutanabbi

أبو الطيِّب أحمد بن الحُسين بن الحسن بن عبد الصَّمد الجعفي الكندي الكُوفي

Male. Iraqi poet from the Abbasid era

Born on November 30, 0919

Died on September 23, 0965 (aged 45)

Born in Iraq, Najaf Governorate

8. Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Male. Scholar, theologian

First Name: Ahmad

Last Name: Hanbal

Born on November 30, 0780

Died on August 2, 0855 (aged 74)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

9. Abū Ḥanīfa

Male. Founder of Hanafi school of thought

First Name: Abū

Last Name: Ḥanīfa

Born on September 5, 0699

Died on June 18, 0767 (aged 67)

Born in Iraq, Najaf Governorate

10. Dar Salim

Male. Danish actor

First Name: Dar

Last Name: Salim

Born on August 18, 1977 (age 45)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

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11. Ibn al-Haytham

Male. Arab physicist, mathematician and astronomer

First Name: Ibn

Born on November 30, 0964

Died on January 1, 1039 (aged 74)

Born in Iraq, Basra Governorate

12. Abu Azrael

Male. Iraqi militia commander

First Name: Abu

Last Name: Azrael

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

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13. Uday Hussein

Male. son of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein

First Name: Uday

Died on July 22, 2003 (aged 33)

Born in Iraq, Saladin Governorate

Height: 198 cm | 6'6

14. Al-Jahiz

Male. Arabic writer

Born on January 1, 0775

Died on January 1, 0868 (aged 93)

Born in Iraq, Basra Governorate

15. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

جمال جعفر محمد علي آل إبراهيم

Male. Iraqi politician and militia commander

First Name: Abu

Last Name: Al-Muhandis

Born on November 16, 1954

Died on January 3, 2020 (aged 65)

Born in Iraq, Basra Governorate

16. مقتدى الارهابي

Male. Iraqi politician

First Name: مقتدى

Last Name: الارهابي

Born on August 12, 1973 (age 49)

Born in Iraq, Najaf Governorate

17. Souad Abdullah

Female. Iraqالعراق البصره

First Name: Souad

Born on November 17, 1950 (age 71)

Born in Iraq, Basra Governorate

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18. Majid al-Muhandis

Male. Iraqi-Saudi Arabian singer

First Name: Majid

Last Name: Al-Muhandis

Born on October 25, 1971 (age 50)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate

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19. Mohammed Ghani Hikmat

Male. sculptor

First Name: Mohammed

Last Name: Hikmat

Born on April 20, 1929

Died on September 12, 2011 (aged 82)

Born in Iraq, Baghdad Governorate, Baghdad

20. Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Male. Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet

First Name: Al-Khalil

Born on January 1, 0718

Died on November 1, 0790 (aged 72)

Born in Iraq, Basra Governorate

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