List of Presidents of Iraq
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List of Presidents of Iraq

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Name	Portrait	Lifespan	Elected	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party

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1	Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i محمد نجيب الربيعي	-	1904–1965	—	14 July 1958	8 February 1963 (deposed)	4 years, 207 days	Military

2	Abdul Salam Arif عبد السلام عارف	-	1921–1966	—	8 February 1963	13 April 1966 (died in office)	3 years, 65 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union

—	Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz عبد الرحمن البزاز Acting President	-	1913–1973	—	13 April 1966	16 April 1966	3 days	Arab Socialist Union

3	Abdul Rahman Arif عبد الرحمن عارف	-	1916–2007	—	16 April 1966	17 July 1968 (deposed)	2 years, 92 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union

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4	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr أحمد حسن البكر	-	1914–1982	—	17 July 1968	16 July 1979	10 years, 364 days	Military / Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)

5	Saddam Hussein صدام حسين	-	1937–2006	1995 2002	16 July 1979	9 April 2003 (deposed)	23 years, 267 days	Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region)

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—	Coalition Provisional Authority (Leader: Jay Garner, then later Paul Bremer)	-	—	—	21 April 2003	28 June 2004	434 days	—

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—	Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer غازي مشعل عجيل الياور Interim President	-	1958–	—	28 June 2004	7 April 2005	283 days	Independent

6	Jalal Talabani جلال طالباني	-	1933–2017	—	7 April 2005	24 July 2014	9 years, 108 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

7	Fuad Masum فؤاد معصوم	-	1938–	—	24 July 2014	2 October 2018	4 years, 68 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

8	Barham Salih بەرهەم ساڵح	-	1960–	—	2 October 2018	Incumbent	179 days	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

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Jalal Talabani (1933 – 2017) was a Kurdish politician who served as the President of Iraq.

final_sentence: Jalal Talabani (1933 – 2017) was a Kurdish politician who served as the President of Iraq.