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| x Faisal II of Iraq |
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Faisal II (Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني Fayṣal) (May 2, 1935 – July 14, 1958) was the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq's last King. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the "14 July Revolution" together with several members...
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| x Taha Yassin Ramadan |
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Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi (February 22, 1938 – March 20, 2007) (Arabic: طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي) was the Vice President of Iraq from March 1991 to the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003.
Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Taha Yasin Ramadan...
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| x Frederick Stanley Maude |
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Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude KCB, CMG, DSO (24 June 1864 - 18 November 1917) was a British commander, most famous for his efforts in Mesopotamia during World War I and for conquering Baghdad in 1917.
Maude was born in Gibraltar...
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| x Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
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General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (Arabic أحمد حسن البكر 'Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Bakr) (July 1, 1914 – October 4, 1982), was President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979.
Al-Bakr entered the Iraqi Military Academy in 1938 after spending six years as a primary-school...
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| x Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti |
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Barzan Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti (February 17, 1951 – January 15, 2007) (also known as Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Barasan Ibrahem Alhassen) (Arabic: برزان إبراهيم الحسن التكريتي; Barzān Ibrāhīm al-Ḥasan at-Tikrītī) was one of three uterine...
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| x Abd al-Wahhab Marjan |
Abdul-Wahab Mirjan (1909–1964) (Arabic: عبد الوهاب مرجان) served as prime minister of Iraq for three months (December 15, 1957 – March 3, 1958) at the time of that country's short-lived union with Jordan, which was formalized on February 14, 1958....
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| x Abdul Karim Qassim |
Abd al-Karim Qasim (Arabic: عبد الكريم قاسم `Abd al-Karīm Qāsim) (1914 – February 9, 1963), was a nationalist Iraqi Army officer who seized power in a 1958 coup d'état, wherein the Iraqi monarchy was eliminated. He ruled the country as Prime...
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| x Al-Kindī |
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Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kindī (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب إبن إسحاق الكندي) (c. 801–873 CE), also known to the West by the Latinized version of his name Alkindus, was an Arab Iraqi polymath: an Islamic philosopher, scientist, astrologer,...
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| x Sérgio Vieira de Mello |
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Sérgio Vieira de Mello (March 15, 1948 –August 19, 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked for the UN for more than 34 years, earning respect and praise around the world for his efforts in the humanitarian and political programs of...
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| x Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa |
Abū-Muhammad Abd-Allāh Rūzbeh ibn Dādūya/Dādōē (Persian: ابومحمد عبدالله روزبه بن دادویه) , mostly known as Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (Arabic: ابن المقفع - Persian: ابن مقفع) or Rūzbeh pūr-e Dādūya (Persian: روزبه پور دادوَيه), was an 8-century (d. c. 756)...
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| x Nasir al-Din Tusi |
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Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī (Persian: محمد بن محمد بن الحسن الطوسی) (born February 1201 in Ṭūs, Khorasan – 26 June 1274 in al-Kāżimiyyah, Baghdad), better known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (Persian: نصیر الدین طوسی; or simply Tusi in the...
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| x Paul Ray Smith |
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Paul Ray Smith (September 24, 1969–April 4, 2003) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom while serving with B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd...
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| x Ali of Hejaz |
Ali bin Hussein, (Arabic: علي بن الحسين) GBE (1879–1935) was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until December 1925. He was the eldest son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali, the first modern King of Hejaz, and a scion of the...
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| x Casey Sheehan |
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Casey Austin Sheehan (May 29, 1979–April 4, 2004) was a Specialist in the United States Army who was killed by enemy action while serving in the Iraq War. He is the son of Patrick Sheehan, a sales representative, and Cindy Sheehan, who subsequently...
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| x Arshad al-Umari |
Arshad Pasha al-Umari (1888 - 1978) (Arabic: إرشاد العمري) was born in Mosul, Iraq on April 8, 1888, when his father was Mayor of Mosul. He obtained his high school degree in 1904 when he was 16 years old. After finishing high school at Mosul he...
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| x Mahmud Barzanji |
Sheikh Mahmmud Barzanji (1878 – October 9, 1956) was the leader of several Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was Sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family from the city of Silemani, which is now in Kurdistan - Iraq, and twice...
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| x Ibrahim ibn Sinan |
Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn Thabit ibn Qurra (908, Baghdad – 946, Baghdad) was an Arab mathematician and astronomer who studied geometry and in particular tangents to circles. He also made advances in the theory of integration. He is often referenced as...
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| x Khalil al-Zahawi |
Khalil al-Zahawi (Arabic: خليل الزهاوي; 1946 - 25 May 2007) was one of Iraq's most prominent Arabic calligraphers. An ethnic Kurd and a native of Diyala Governorate, he began studying calligraphy in 1959, and moved to Baghdad in 1963, where he gave...
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| x Theodore S. Westhusing |
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Colonel Theodore S. Westhusing (November 17, 1960 – June 5, 2005), a West Point professor of English and Philosophy, volunteered to serve in Iraq in late 2004 and died in Baghdad from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound in June 2005. At the time...
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| x María Inés Ortiz |
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Captain Maria Ines Ortiz (1967-July 10, 2007), was the first Puerto Rican nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam conflict.
Ortiz's parents, Jorge and Iris Ortiz moved from...
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| x Tawfiq al-Suwaidi |
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892-1968) (Arabic: توفيق السويدي) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions:
Al-Suwaidi was born in Baghdad in 1892, he completed his early schooling at sixteen and after a year in the local...
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| x Nuri as-Said |
Nuri Pasha al-Said (1888 – July 15, 1958) (Arabic: نوري السعيد) was an Iraqi politician during the British Mandate and during the Kingdom of Iraq. He served in various key cabinet positions, and served seven terms as Prime Minister of Iraq.
From...
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| x Rashid Ali al-Kaylani |
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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (Arabic: رشيد عالي الكيلاني, also spelled Sayyad Rashid Ali al-Gillani or Sayyad Rashid Ali al-Gailani) (1892–August 28, 1965) served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq on three occasions. He is chiefly remembered as an...
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| x Muqtada al-Sadr |
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Muqtadā al-Ṣadr or Moktada al-Sadr (سيد مقتدى الصدر) (born August 12, 1973) is an Iraqi theologian and political leader.
Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Sadr is one of the most influential religious...
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| x Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi |
Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi (born 21 June 1946) is the co-founder, with his brother Charles, of the advertising agencies Saatchi and Saatchi and M&C; Saatchi, where he currently serves as Executive Director.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, to Jewish...
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| x Zaha Hadid |
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Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد), CBE (born 31 October 1950) is a notable British Iraqi deconstructivist architect.
Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving...
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| x Ran Cohen |
Ran Cohen (Hebrew: רן כהן, born 20 June 1937) is an Israeli politician and former Knesset member for Meretz-Yachad. He is a resident of Mevaseret Zion and married with four children.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Cohen was 13 years old when he immigrated...
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| x Binyamin Ben-Eliezer |
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Brigadier-General (Res.) Binyamin "Fuad" Ben-Eliezer (Hebrew: בנימין "פואד" בן אליעזר; Arabic: بنيامين بن إليعازر, born 12 February 1936) is an Israeli politician and former soldier of Iraqi origin. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset...
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| x Madan Mohan |
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Madan Mohan (Devnagari: मदन मोहन) is a form of the Hindu god, Krishna.
Krishna is celebrated as Madan Mohan, who mesmerises everyone. His consort, Radha is glorified as Madan Mohan's Mohini, the mesmeriser of the mesmeriser for spiritual aspirants....
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| x Adnan Al-Kaissie |
Adnan Bin Abdulkareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (born March 1, 1939), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is a former professional wrestler and a manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan.
Adnan Al...
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| x David Sassoon |
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David Sassoon (October 1792 – November 7, 1864) was the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829 and the leader of the Jewish community in Bombay (now Mumbai).
Sassoon was born in Baghdad where his father, Saleh Sassoon, was a wealthy businessman,...
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| x Abu Mansur Mauhub al-Jawaliqi |
Abu Mansur Mauhub al-Jawaliqi (1073–1145), Arab grammarian, was born at Baghdad, where he studied philology under Tibrizi and became famous for his handwriting. In his later years he acted as imam to the caliph Moqtafi. His chief work is the Kitab...
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| x Ammo Baba |
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Emmanuel Baba Dawud (born November 27, 1934 in Baghdad, Iraq – May 27, 2009 in Duhok, Iraq), better known as Ammo Baba.(Arabic: عمو بابا, Syriac: ܥܡܘ ܒܒܐ), was a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player and coach of the Iraq national...
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| x Ahmed Radhi |
Ahmad Radhi Amaiesh Al-Salihi (Arabic: احمد راضي اميش الصالحي, born in March 21, 1964 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a former Iraqi football player and a current politician. Widely regarded as Iraq's best player of all-time, Radhi scored the only Iraqi Goal...
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| x Tariq Al-Hashimi |
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Tariq al-Hashimi (Arabic: طارق الهاشمي) (born 1942) . is an Iraqi politician and (until May 2009) was general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party. Along with Adil Abdul Mahdi, he is a Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the...
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| x Adil Abdul-Mahdi |
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Adil (Adel) Abdul-Mahdi (al Muntafiki) (Arabic: عادل عبد المهدى ) (born 1942 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi Shi'a politician, economist, and is one of the two current Vice Presidents of Iraq. He was formerly the Finance Minister in the Interim...
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| x Mahdi Karim |
Mahdi Karim Ajeel (Arabic: مهدي كريم عجيل, born December 10, 1983 in Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer who is a winger for Arbil FC in Iraq and the Iraq national football team.
Mahdi Kareem Ajeel's successful conversion to a winger came initially came...
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| x Hisham N. Ashkouri |
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Hisham N. Ashkouri (born August 15, 1948, Baghdad, Iraq) is a Boston and New York-based architect.
Dr. Ashkouri graduated first in class in 1970 with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Baghdad and continued for his Masters of...
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| x Louay Salah Hassan |
Louay Salah Hassan (, born February 7, 1982 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player. He plays for Persepolis F.C. in the IPL.
After helping Al Quwa Al Jawiya to the Iraq league title in 2005, Louay Salah Hassan moved to Iran Pro League side...
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| x Abdallah Somech |
Hakham Abdallah Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was a rosh yeshiva and posek of Iraqi Jewry. He was born in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight brothers and eight sisters. He studied under...
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| x Shwan Jalal |
Shwan Jalal (born 14 August 1983) is an Iraqi-born English football goalkeeper who plays for Bournemouth.
He grew up in Hastings, England, while attending William Parker School. He began his playing career at Hastings Town, where he had been...
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| x Hussein Saeed |
Hussein Saeed Mohamed (Arabic: حسين سعيد, born January 21, 1958 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a former Iraqi football (soccer) player. Hussein Saeed is in 10th place in FIFA’s list of most international matches at 126 matches. He was also in the Iraq...
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| x Jim Al-Khalili |
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Jim Al-Khalili OBE (born 20 September 1962) is a British theoretical nuclear physicist, academic, author and broadcaster.
Born in Baghdad in 1962 to an Iraqi father and English mother, Professor Al-Khalili studied physics at the University of Surrey...
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| x Abo of Tiflis |
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Saint Abo of Tiflis, Abo Tbileli, or Habo Tbileli (Abo/Habo of Tbilisi; in Georgian: აბო თბილელი, ჰაბო ტფილელი) (ca. 756-January 6, 786) is a Christian martyr and the Patron Saint of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia.
Arab by descent, he grew up Muslim...
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| x Haidar Abdul-Razzaq |
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq Hassan (Arabic: حيدر عبد الرزاق حسن) (born on June 9, 1982 in Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer who is a defence for Al-Talaba. He is a member of the Iraq national football team.
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq is a talented versatile player...
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| x Ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi |
Abu Mansur Abd al-Qahir ibn Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Tamimi al-Shaffi al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو منصور عبدالقاهر ابن طاهر بن محمد بن عبدالله التميمي الشافعي البغدادي) was an Arabian mathematician (c. 980–1037) from Baghdad who is best known...
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| x Ghanim Al jumaily |
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Ghanim Alwan Al-Jumaily (born June 1, 1950) is the ambassador of Iraq to Saudi Arabia, appointed by the interim government of Iraq in July 2004. He first served as Iraq's ambassador to Japan. He has four children, Anas, Youssra, Mariam and Omar.
Al...
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| x Noor Sabri |
Noor Sabri Abbas Hasan (Arabic: نور صبري عباس حسن), simply known as Noor Sabri (born 6 June 1984 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Iraq and Iraq national football team.
Noor Sabri...
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| x Al-Barbahaaree |
al-Ḥasan ibn ʻAlī al-Barbahārī was a Sunni Islamic theologian from Iraq. His books are peppered with stinging remarks that place the Shias, Qadaris, Mu'tazilis and Asharis in an extremely negative light. His concern for preserving the sunnah led him...
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| x Shero Rauf |
Shero Rauf (born 15 May 1979) is a Kurdish-Iraqi actor and stuntman. He is the first Kurdish Iraqi person to work as an actor, stuntman, 3D visual effects animator, lead artist, and assistant director in Hollywood movies.
His first step in his...
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| x Alaa Abdul-Zahra |
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashan (Arabic: علاء عبدالزهرة خشَان) (born December 22, 1987 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Kharitiyath in Qatar Stars League and the Iraq national football team. His nickname is Kaka of...
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| x Mostafa Karim |
Mostafa Karim Abdullah (Arabic: مصطفى كريم عبدالله) (born July 21, 1987 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Sharjah FC in UAE and the Iraq national team, He plays as Striker and he is known of his ability to score...
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| x Youssif |
Youssif is a 5-year-old Iraqi boy who was burned by unknown masked men outside of his central Baghdad home on January 15, 2007. The masked men poured gasoline on him, set him on fire, and ran. His father spent 9 months trying to obtain medical care...
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| x Betool Khedairi |
Betool Khedairi (born November 27, 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a novelist born to an Iraqi father and Scottish mother. She is most known for her debut novel, A Sky So Close which has been published in numerous languages such as Arabic, English,...
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| x Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail |
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid (Arabic: عبدالوهاب ابولهیل لابد, born December 21, 1976 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football midfielder who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League.
Born in December 1976, Wahhab is no...
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| x Mohammed Kassid |
Mohammed Gassid Kadhim Al-Jaberi (Arabic: محمد كاصد كاظم الجابري, born 10 December 1986 in Baghdad, Iraq), simply known as Mohammed Gassid also spelled as Mohammed Kassid, is an Iraqi footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Iraq...
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| x Luay Salah |
Luay Salah Hassan (Arabic: لؤي صلاح حسن , born February 7, 1982 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi football player. He plays for Arbil FC.
After helping Al Quwa Al Jawiya to the Iraq league title in 2005, Louay Salah Hassan moved to Iran Pro League side...
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| x Hamdi al-Pachachi |
Hamdi al-Pachachi (1886 – March 1948), Iraqi politician, was born to a well known family in Baghdad. He studied law at the Royal School in Istanbul, graduating in 1909. He taught at the Baghdad Law College from 1913 to 1916. While in Istanbul, he...
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| x Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo |
Mar Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo is a prelate of the Chaldean Catholic Church who presides over the Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle in the United States. He has been the bishop of this diocese since its inception on July 25th, 2002. His bishopric...
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| x David Rabeeya |
David Rabeeya (born 1938) is an author and professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies.
David Rabeeya was born in Baghdad, Iraq. Living inside a Muslim land, as a Jew, he faced discrimination growing up. Eventually, his family moved to Israel. Over the...
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