Barham Salih

Also known as Barham Ahmed Salih

President of Iraq (2018-2022)

AI overview

Barham Salih was the President of Iraq from 2018 to 2022, serving as the country's head of state during a significant period following the defeat of ISIS. As president, he held a largely ceremonial role while Iraq worked to rebuild institutions and address political instability after years of conflict.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Iraq
Place of birth: Sulaymaniyah
Occupation: politician
Educated at: University of Liverpool
Political party: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Kurdish
Religion: Sunni Islam
Image: Barham Salih (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 2
Work location: Baghdad
Residence: Radwaniyah Palace

Show 8 more facts

Commons category: Barham Salih
social media followers: 892941
date of birth: 1960-09-12
name in native language: بەرھەم ئەحمەد ساڵح‎
candidacy in election: 2018 Iraqi parliamentary election
P10632: Barham Salih
affiliation string: President of Iraq
number of viewers/listeners: 367984

Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

(Learn how and when to remove this message)

Barham Salih (Kurdish: بەرھەم ساڵح, romanized: Berhem Salih; Arabic: برهم صالح, romanized: Barham Ṣāliḥ; born 8 September 1960) is an Iraqi politician who has been serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 1 January 2026. He previously served as the president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. Mr Salih also served as 2nd deputy secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barham Salih” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (2)

Available in 49 languages

Show 30 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0