List of Famous people born in Iraq
Saad Natiq
Saad Natiq Naji, sometimes referred as Suad Natiq Naji is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League as a defender and defensive midfielder.
Mustapha Hussein
Al-Qa'im
Al-Qa'im bi-amri 'llah was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1031 to 1075. He was the son of the previous caliph, al-Qadir.
Mahmud al-Habboubi
Maeda Nazhat
Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz
Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz was a politician, reformist, and writer. He was a pan-Arab nationalist and served as the Dean of Baghdad Law College and later as Prime Minister of Iraq. Al-Bazzaz main political project was the professionalization of the government through increasing access to civilian expertise. That civic agenda came at the expense of the military. Al-Bazzaz was charged by the Ba'athist-dominated government of participation in activities against the government and he was tortured and imprisoned. Al-Bazzaz was finally released because of illness in 1970 and moved to London for treatment where he later died in Baghdad, 28 June 1973.
Jim Al-Khalili
Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili is a British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.
Zadik Bino
Zadik Bino is an Israeli businessman. In 2018, Zadik Bino ranked #1867 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion.