List of Famous people born in Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husayni al-Shirazi is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia marja'.

Saad Mohammed Raheem (1957–2018) was an Iraqi writer.

Ahmad bin Na'aman Al Ka'abi (Arabic: أحمد بن نعمان الكعبي‎; was born in Sohar, Oman. He was the first Arab emissary to visit the United States. He was sent by the Sultan of Oman, Sayyid Said bin Sultan and sailed in 1840 from Zanzibar, in a newly built ship, called the Sultanah, to New York for trade between the two countries. He worked as Sayyid Said’s Private Secretary and Political Advisor. He kept a Log Book during the entire journey to the United States recording all the trade transactions and events. The Log Book was in the family of Saleh bin Abbas bin Abdulamir Al Shaibani through his father’s great uncle, Nasser bin Saleh bin Suleiman Al Shaibani.

Al-Muqtadi (1056 – February 1094) was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1075 to 1094. He succeeded his grandfather caliph al-Qa'im in 1075 as the twenty-seventh Abbasid Caliph.

Tariq Najm Abdullah Al Saa'dawi known as Tariq Najm was the Chief of Staff for the previous Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki; between 2006 and 2010. He is a senior advisor for the current Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

Ahmed Alhasan, full name Ahmed bin Ismail bin Saleh bin Hussain bin Salman is the leader of the Shia Iraqi movement Ansar of Imam al-Mahdi who claims to be the savior of mankind. His followers believe him to be al-Yamani, the eschatological leader from Yemen who will precede the return of the Imam, although this is not a mainstream belief in Shia Islam. He has written some books, and answers questions posed to him by his followers on his website.

Natiq Hashim Abid-Aoun was an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people.

Safaa Rashid Mahmood Al-Jumaili is an Iraqi weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom was a Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader and politician in Iraq, who served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq.