The following lists events that happened during

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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 ...

: ** Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (until April 9) **

(starting 29 May) *

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

* May – The

Kurdish Civil War The Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (, 'fratricidal war') was a civil war that took place between rival Kurdish factions in Iraqi Kurdistan during the mid-1990s, mostly between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party. ...

breaks out between the two leading Kurdish parties, the

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; ) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the Disputed territories of Northern Iraq, disputed territories in Iraq. The PUK describes its goals as self-determination, human rights, democracy a ...

and the

Kurdistan Democratic Party The Kurdistan Democratic Party (), usually abbreviated as KDP or PDK, is the ruling Political party, party in Iraqi Kurdistan and the senior partner in the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was founded in 1946 in Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. ...

over power sharing in the

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...

government. * 10 November – Iraq recognizes the Sovereignty of

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

and accepts its UN recognized borders in a bid to have the sanctions lifted.

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Baghdad tower Baghdad Tower (Al-Ma'mun) (), previously called International Saddam Tower (), is a TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. A revolving restaurant and observation deck ar ...

, a landmark of the city of Baghdad is opened to the public. Work on the tower started in 1991 and stalled due to being damaged during the

Gulf war , combatant2 = , commander1 = , commander2 = , strength1 = Over 950,000 soldiers3,113 tanks1,800 aircraft2,200 artillery systems , page = https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-96- ...

and the subsequent sanctions.

Births

* 12 January –

Noor Al-Ameri Noor Amer Al-Ameri (born 12 January 1994) is an Iraqi competitive shooter.London2012.com
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, athlete. * 28 January – Mustafa Saadoon, footballer * 1 April –

Hayder Al-Ogaili Hayder Al-Ogaili (born 1 April 1994) is an Iraqi wheelchair fencer. Career Al-Ogaili represented Iraq at the 2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 20 ...

, athlete and Olympian. * 9 May –

Ahmad Abbas Hattab Ahmad Abbas Hattab Al-Saedi (, born May 9, 1994) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a center midfielder for Al-Talaba in Iraq Premier League. International Debut On January 12, 2013 Hattab made his International debut against Yemen in the 21st ...

, footballer. * 21 October – Fahad Talib Raheem, footballer. * 1 December –

Aso Rostam Aso Rostam Mohammed (; ; born 1 December 1994) is a Kurdish Iraqi footballer who plays as a forward for Iraqi club Newroz and the Iraq national team. International career On 23 September 2022, Aso Rostam made his first international appearanc ...

, footballer.

Deaths

* 17 November –

Mohammed Kadhim al-Qazwini Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Musawi al-Qazwini (; ; March 13, 1930 – November 17, 1994) was an Iraqi Shia scholar, poet and orator of Iranian descent. He was born in Karbala, Iraq and died in Qom, Iran. He was a dubbed the 'master of Ka ...

, Iraqi religious scholar. (b.1930) * 12 December –

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra Jabra Ibrahim Jabra (28 August 1919 – 12 December 1994) () was an Iraqi-Palestinian author, artist and intellectual born in Adana in French-occupied Cilicia to a Syriac Orthodox Christian family. His family survived the Seyfo Genocide and f ...

, Palestinian-Iraqi writer and translator. (b.1920)

References

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