Hussein Mohammed Hadi Al-Sadr Iraqi politician dead at age 81
Hussein Mohammed Hadi Al-Sadr, an Iraqi politician, died on April 21, 2026.
Deaths From Iraq
Sajida Obaed Iraqi singer dead at age 68
Sajida Obaed died on April 4, 2026. She was an Iraqi singer. · 04 April 2026 · April 2026
Tahir Jalil Habbush Police officer Intelligence officer dead at age 75
Tahir Jalil Habbush, an Iraqi intelligence official who served as director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service from 1995 to 2003, died on April 2, 2026, in Erbil, Iraq, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Tikrit in 1950,… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Lutfiya al-Dulaimi Iraqi writer dead at age 87
Lutfiya al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi writer, journalist and women's rights activist, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Baqubah on March 7, 1939, she grew up in Baghdad and worked as a teacher from 1971 to… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Yanar Mohammed Director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq dead at age 65
Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi women's rights activist and co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, died on March 2, 2026. She was also the editor of the newspaper Al-Mousawat (Equality). Mohammed started the first shelters for women… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Shot Dead
Karim al-Mulla Civil servant dead at age 83
Karim al-Mulla, an Iraqi politician and civil servant who served as minister of youth from 1977 to 1982, died on February 18, 2026, in Amman, Jordan, at the age of 83. Born in Baghdad on June 9, 1942, he was… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Ban Ziad Tariq
Iraqi psychiatrist and TikToker · 23 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 23 · Other · Tariq
Ban Ziyad Tareq
Iraqi psychiatrist and TikToker · 19 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 19 · Other · Tareq
Shidrak Yousif
Iraqi footballer (national team) · 04 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 4
Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko
Iraqi Chaldean Catholic hierarch · 17 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 17 · Mekko · Other
Gorgis Ismail
Iraqi footballer (national team) · 17 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 17
Sahib Khazal
Iraqi football player (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya · 09 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 9
Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka
Iraqi Syriac Catholic prelate · 20 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 20 · Matoka · Other
Salwan Momika
Iraqi anti-Islam activist · 29 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 29 · Other
Abdel Hadi Al Rawi
Iraqi director · 18 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 18 · Other · Rawi
Basim Bello
Iraqi-Assyrian politician · 16 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 16
Kais al-Zubaidi
Iraqi film director (The Visit) · 01 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 1 · Other
Anwar Jassam
Iraqi football player and manager (Al-Zawraa · 15 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 15
Fadhil al-Milani
Iraqi-Iranian Shia religious professor · 01 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 1
Hammoudi Al-Harithi
Iraqi actor (Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq) · 16 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 16
Salah Aboud Mahmoud
Iraqi general · 22 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 22 · Mahmoud · Other
Salah Omar al-Ali
Iraqi political figure · 27 May 2024 · May 2024 · al-Ali · May 27 · Other
Abdul Sattar Al-Basry
Iraqi actor (Al-ayyam al-tawila · 11 May 2024 · Al-Basry · May 2024 · May 11
Umm Fahad
Iraqi social media personality · 26 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 26 · Other
Abu Maria al-Qahtani
Iraqi militant · 04 April 2024 · al-Qahtani · April 2024 · April 4 · Other
Sami Michael
Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist · 31 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 31
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
Iraqi militant commander (Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba) · 07 January 2024 · January 2024 · Al-Saeedi · January 7 · Other
Muhammad Nasser Al Azzawi
Iraqi Imam and Nasheed singer · 26 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 26 · Azzawi
Sharar Haidar
Iraqi football player (national team) · 21 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 21
Muhammad Mahdi al-Khorasani
Iraqi Grand Ayatollah. · 16 September 2023 · September 2023 · al-Khorasani · September 16 · Other
Qasem Taei
Iraqi Marja · 15 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 15 · Other
Adnan Al-Kaissie
Iraqi professional wrestler and manager · 05 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 5
Rabban al-Qas
Iraqi Chaldean Catholic prelate · 28 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 28 · Other
Karim Allawi Homaidi
Iraqi footballer (Al-Mina'a · 21 July 2023 · July 2023 · Homaidi · July 21
Amer Alwan
Iraqi-French film director and actor (The Girl on the Train) · 13 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 13 · French
Jacques Ishaq
Iraqi Chaldean Catholic prelate · 21 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 21 · Other
Khalid Kishtainy
Iraqi writer and satirist · 05 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 5
Shlomo Yitzhaki
Iraqi-born Israeli economist · 16 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 16
Aram Karam
Iraqi footballer (national team) · 08 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 8
Abdul Rahman Majeed al-Rubaie
Iraqi novelist (The Tattoo Mark) · 19 March 2023 · March 2023 · al-Rubaie · March 19
Ibtisam Abdallah
Iraqi writer and translator · 06 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 6
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Iraqi Islamic militant · 29 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 29 · al-Qurashi · Other
Wafiq al-Samarrai
Iraqi intelligence officer · 29 August 2022 · August 2022 · August 29 · Other
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
Iraqi footballer (Al-Ittihad · 04 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 4
Muthaffar al-Nawab
Iraqi poet and political critic · 19 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 19
Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein
Iraqi royal and politician · 13 March 2022 · al-Hussein · March 2022 · March 13
Addai II Giwargis
Iraqi Eastern Catholic prelate · 11 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 11 · Giwargis · Other
Ahmed Daham
Iraqi football player (Al-Naft · 28 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 28
Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun
Iraqi military officer and politician · 13 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 13 · Al-Sadun
Numan al-Samarrai
Iraqi Muslim scholar and politician · 27 November 2021 · November 2021 · November 27
Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim
Iraqi marja · 02 September 2021 · September 2021 · September 2 · al-Hakim · Other
Alia Muhammad Baker
Iraqi librarian · 13 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 13 · Baker · Other
Nadia Al-Iraqia
Iraqi actress (Africano) · 15 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 15
Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa
Iraqi judge (Trial of Saddam Hussein) · 07 April 2021 · al-Khalifa · April 2021 · April 7
Sabah Abdul-Jalil
Iraqi football player (national team) and manager (Al-Naft · 27 February 2021 · February 2021 · February 27
Karim Salman
Iraqi Olympic footballer (1988) · 08 December 2020 · December 2020 · December 8
Firsat Sofi
Iraqi Kurdish politician · 17 November 2020 · November 2020 · November 17
Khurto Hajji Ismail
Iraqi Yazidi religious leader · 01 October 2020 · October 2020 · October 1 · Ismail · Other
Abdul Mahdi Hadi
Iraqi footballer (Al-Mina'a · 25 September 2020 · September 2020 · September 25 · Hadi
Paul Méfano
Iraqi-born French composer and conductor · 15 September 2020 · September 2020 · September 15 · French
Nadhim Shaker
Iraqi football player (Al-Tayaran · 10 September 2020 · September 2020 · September 10