The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Iraq.
Incumbents
- President: Saddam Hussein
- Prime Minister:
- Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (until April 9)
- Saddam Hussein (starting 29 May)
Events
Baghdad Tower - 10 November – Iraq recognizes the Sovereignty of Kuwait and accepts its UN recognized borders in a bid to have the sanctions lifted. [2]
Date Unknown
- Baghdad tower, 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 and the subsequent sanctions. [3]
Births
- 12 January – Noor Al-Ameri, athlete.
- 28 January – Mustafa Saadoon, footballer
- 1 April –Hayder Al-Ogaili, athlete and Olympian.
- 9 May –Ahmad Abbas Hattab , footballer.
- 21 October – Fahad Talib Raheem, footballer.[4]
- 1 December –Aso Rostam, footballer.
Deaths
- 17 November – Mohammed Kadhim al-Qazwini, Iraqi religious scholar. (b.1930)
- 12 December – Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Palestinian-Iraqi writer and translator. (b.1920)[5]
References
- ^ Arif, Beston Husen; Mokhtar, Tunku Mohar (2022-05-27). "The Kurdish Civil War (1994–1998) and its Consequences for the Governing System in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq". Asian Affairs. 53 (3): 671–689. doi:10.1080/03068374.2022.2074725. ISSN 0306-8374.
- ^ Preston, Julia (November 11, 1994). "Iraq Accepts Sovereignty of Kuwait".
- ^ "هكذا دبت الحياة في برج بغداد بعد طول غياب". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021" (PDF). Fifa.org.
- ^ Tamplin, William. "The Other Wells: Family History and the Self-Creation of Jabra Ibrahim Jabra". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
