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Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq — 21 April 2003 12 May 2003 21 days Democratic — Paul Bremer بول بريمر (born 1941) Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq — 12 May 2003 28 June 2004 1 year, 47 days Republican: → • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • → —
(Iraq Region) Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006) 1980 1984 1989: 16 July 1979 23 March 1991 11 years, 250 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Saddam Hussein (1979–2003) Sa'dun Hammadi سعدون حمادي (1930–2007) — 23 March 1991 13 September 1991 [12] 174 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
The king of Iraq (Arabic: ملك العراق, romanized: Malik al-‘Irāq) was Iraq's head of state and monarch from 1921 to 1958. He served as the head of the Iraqi monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king was addressed as His Majesty (Arabic: صاحب الجلالة).
Iraq, a country located in West Asia, largely coincides with the ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization.The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with significant developments continuing through the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region became known as Iraq.
Modern Iraq was established from the former three Ottoman provinces, Baghdad Vilayet, Mosul Vilayet and Basra Vilayet, which were known as Al-'Iraq. The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret agreement between UK and France with the assent of Imperial Russia, defining their respective sphere of influence and control in West Asia after the expected ...
Iraq's modern history began in the wake of World War I, as the region emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. [46] Arab forces, inspired by the promise of independence, had helped dismantle the Ottoman hold on the Middle East, but the dream of a united, sovereign Arab state was soon dashed. [ 46 ]
And it continued as a republican palace until 2003, at the beginning of the American occupation of Iraq. The American forces used it as a headquarters in the first days of the occupation, then made it into an American embassy until 1 January 2009, when the Iraqi government took over it, restored it and changed its name to the Government Palace.
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