Jalal Talabani: Quick Facts


Facts

Born 1933 • Iraq
Died October 3, 2017 (aged 84) • Berlin • Germany
Title / Office president (2005-2014), Iraq
Political Affiliation Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Role In Iraq War

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Saddam Hussein sits behind a wooden barrier in an Iraqi courtroom, holding a yellow paper and listening during a legal proceeding.
Saddam Hussein
president of Iraq
Ayad Allawi
Ayad Allawi
prime minister of Iraq
Moqtada al-Sadr, wearing a black turban and robe, stands between two men in traditional clerical attire in Najaf, Iraq, 2012.
Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi Shiʿi leader and cleric
Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki
prime minister of Iraq
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
prime minister of Iraq
Ali al-Zaidi, prime minister of Iraq, speaks at a podium with microphones, gesturing with his right hand. The European Union and Iraqi flags are visible behind him.
Ali al-Zaidi
prime minister of Iraq
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Tariq Aziz
Iraqi public official
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Ibrahim al-Jaafari
prime minister of Iraq
Faisal I
Faisal I
king of Iraq
Nuri al-Said
Nuri al-Said
Iraqi statesman
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ʿAbd al-Karīm Qāsim
prime minister of Iraq
Uday Hussein
Uday Hussein
Iraqi official
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Mustafa al-Barzani
Kurdish military leader
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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
prime minister of Iraq
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Faisal II
king of Iraq
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ʿAbd al-Salām ʿĀrif
president of Iraq
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Jamil al-Midfaʿi
Iraqi statesman
ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Majīd
ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Majīd
Iraqi official
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Zangī
Iraqi ruler
Qusay Hussein
Qusay Hussein
Iraqi official