The following lists events that happened during

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

: ** Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi (until September 5) ** Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (starting September 5) *

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

: **

Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf (; 1924 – 7 August 2009) was an Iraqi-Kurdish politician and diplomat who served as the Vice president of Iraq from 1974 until the U.S. invasion in April 2003. He was also a member of the Revolutionary Command Council, ...

Taha Yassin Ramadan Taha Yassin Ramadan al-Jazrawi (; 20 February 1938 – 20 March 2007) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the vice president of Iraq from March 1991 to the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003 and the commander of the Pop ...

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (; 1 July 1942 – 26 October 2020) was an Iraqi politician, military officer and field marshal. He served as Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council until the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States ...

Events

* 13 January – A series of

airstrikes An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, bombers, attack helicopters, and drones. The official d ...

on Iraq are carried out by the US lead coalition forces. * 27 May – United Nations Security Council Resolution 833 is passed formalizing the Iraqi-Kuwaiti borders, Iraq protested the decision due to the way it divided the

Khawr Abd Allah Khor Abdullah is a tidal channel located in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, situated between Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island and Warba Island on one side, and Iraq’s Al-Faw Peninsula on the other. The channel extends into Iraqi territory, for ...

channel. * 26 June – Cruise missile airstrikes on Iraq is ordered by

U.S. President The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...

as retaliation for Iraq alleged involvement in an assassination attempt on former President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...

Births

* 10 March –

Nadia Murad Nadia Murad Basee Taha (; ; born 10 March 1993) is an Iraqi-born Yazidi human rights activist based in Germany. In 2014, during the Yazidi genocide by the Islamic State, she was abducted from her hometown of Kocho in Iraq. Much of her communi ...

, Iraqi

Yazidi Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The majority of Yazidis remaining in ...

human rights activist. * 14 July – Frans Dhia Jirjis, Iraqi-Danish footballer. * 28 June –

Safaa Al Sarai Safaa Al Sarai (; 28 June 1993 – 28 October 2019) was an Iraqi activist who has been called the icon of the Iraqi tishreen protests. Background He was born into a family from Baghdad that lived in the Sha'ab neighborhood. He graduated from ...

, Iraqi political activist, known for being an icon of the

2019 Iraqi protests Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * ''Dician ...

in which he was killed by security forces.(d.2019) * 9 August – Ali Yaseen Yas, footballer. * 23 September – Mustafa Nadhim Jari, footballer. * 24 September –

Hawbir Mustafa Hawbir Mustafa (; born 24 September 1993) is an Iraqi professional footballer and an Olympian who plays as a full back. Career Born in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Hawbir Mustafa made his senior debut for MVV Maastricht in the 2011–12 season. His fi ...

, Iraqi-Dutch footballer. * 9 November–

Amjad Walid Amjad Waleed Hussein (, born 9 November 1993) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back.Khairallah Talfah Khairallah Talfah ( ; 1910 – 20 April 1993) was an Iraqi military officer, politician, and author. He was the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein. He was the father of Saddam's first wife Sajida Talfah and of Iraqi defense mini ...

, Iraqi military officer and politician.(b.c.1910) * 27June –

Layla Al-Attar Layla Al-Attar (; May 7, 1944 – June 27, 1993) was an Iraqi artist and painter who became the Director of the Iraqi National Art Museum. Through her art, al-Attar expressed ideals that attempted to recognize the importance of women in all spher ...

, Iraqi artist and painter. (b.1944)

References

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