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Discover 23 Famous People From Iraq- Kamaran Abdalla, Massoud Barzani, Saddam Hussein, and Many More!

Ok it’s time to learn who the movers and the shakers both were, and still are. Here are the famous people from Iraq!

#23 1806-11-24 – Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq
 

#22 1883-03-23 – Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria

 فيصل بن حسين بن علي الهاشمي‎ Fayṣal ibn Ḥusayn; 20 May 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short time King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria (today Syria) in 1920 and was King of the Kingdom of Iraq (today Iraq) from 23 August 1921 to 1933. He was a member of the Hashemite dynasty, a descendant of the tribe of Muhammad.

#21 1912-07-01 – Ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier
 

#20 1914-05-04 – Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq (1958-63)

 عبد الكريم قاسم‎ `Abd al-Karīm Qāsim) (1914 – February 9, 1963), was a nationalist Iraqi Army officer who seized power in a 1958 coup d’état, wherein the Iraqi monarchy was eliminated. He ruled the country as Prime Minister of Iraq until his downfall and death in 1963.

His name can be transliterated from the Arabic in a number of ways, e.g. Abdel Karim Kassem, Abdul Karim Kassem, Abdulkarim Kasem, Abdel-Karim Qaasim, `Abdul Karim Qasem, Qassem. During his rule, he was popularly known as al-za‘īm (الزعيم) or, “The Leader”.

#19 1923-05-14 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician

Pachachi was Iraq’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1959 to 1965 and its Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1965 to 1967; he again served as Permanent Representative to the UN from 1967 to 1968. After the Ba’ath Party seized power in 1968, he spent a long period in exile. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Pachachi has been an important figure in Iraqi politics, often described as Iraq’s elder statesman.
 

#18 1934-11-27 – Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer

International football player and coach of the Iraq national football team. He scored the first international goal for Iraq in 1957 against Morocco at the 2nd Pan Arab Games in Beirut and later returned to the team as the coach in 1978.

#17 1935-05-02 – Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58)/son of Ghasi I

 Final King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the “14 July Revolution” together with several members of his family. Faisal’s regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven year old Hashemite monarchy in Iraq, which became a republic.

#16 1937-04-28 – Saddam Hussein, [At-Takriti], president of Iraq (1979- )

 President of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutionary Ba’ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power.

#15 1942-11-20 – Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop (d. 2008)
 

#14 1946-08-16 – Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician
 

#13 1948-09-17 – Patricia Kluge, Baghdad Iraq, wife of Billionaire John Kluge

#12 1952-11-07 – David Petraeus, Commanding General of Multinational Force Iraq

Current Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A). His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th Commander, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) from September 16, 2008 to June 30, 2010 and as Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from January 26, 2007 to September 16, 2008. As Commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq. He assumed his current assignment on July 4, 2010.

#11 1958-03-11 – Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, interim President of Iraq

#10 1959-04-30 – Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/Engl/Neth actor (Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden)

#09 1961-07-15 – Scott Ritter, UN weapons inspector in Iraq

#08 1961-09-12 – Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer

 Iraqi singer, composer, and poet. He has been dubbed as the “Emperor of Arab Music”, “Elvis of the Middle East”, “Robbie Williams of the Middle East”, “Iraq’s Diplomatic Ambassador to the world”, “Iraq’s Ambassador for Peace” and is hailed as a true legend of Arabic Music.

Kathem has established himself as one of the most successful singers in the history of the Arab World, having sold more than 500,000 albums since the start of his career. Ranging from big romantic ballads to more political work, from pop to Arab classical music.

#07 1964-03-21 – Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star

#06 1964-06-18 – Uday Hussein, Iraqi leader (d. 2003)

 Elder son of Saddam Hussein and his first wife, Sajida Talfah. He was the older brother of Qusay Hussein. Uday was for several years seen as the heir apparent of his father, however Uday lost this after his erratic behavior and troubled relationship with his father and brother. Following the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, he was killed at age 39 by a secretive combined Special Forces Task Force (Task Force 20) during a brief gunfight in Mosul.

#05 1970-03-09 – Melissa Rathburn-Nealy, US soldier (Iraqi POW)

#04 1978-01-21 – Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete

#03 1980-08-10 – Kaysar Ridha, Iraqi-American reality TV contestant

#02 1981-04-05 – Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

#01 1984-06-06 – Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballplayer

 Iraqi football goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Iraq and Iraq national football team.

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The Top 10 Most Famous People With the Last Name of Williams

For the past year and a half I’ve been compiling a list of famous people for my name numerology website.  These are all noted individuals, but who are the most famous?  Today let’s count down the most famous people with the last name of Williams.

The most famous people (based on online chatter) with the surname Williams are:

10. Andy Williams – Singer (Moon River, Where Do I Begin?, Happy Heart)

9. Tennessee Williams – Playwright (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie)

8. Vanessa Williams – Actress and former Miss America (Eraser, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Ugly Betty)

7. Michelle Williams – Actress (Dawson’s Creek, Brokeback Mountain)

6. Hank Williams – Singer and Songwriter (Lovesick Blues, Hey Good Lookin, Your Cheatin’ Heart)

5. Venus Williams – Professional Tennis Player and Champion

4. John Williams – Classical Composer and Conductor (film scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark)

3. Robin Williams – Actor and Comedian (Good Will Hunting, Mrs. Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Good Morning Vietnam)

2. Robbie Williams – Singer and Songwriter (Sing When You’re Winning, Escapology, Intensive Care)

…and the most famous Williams is…

1. Serena Williams – Professional Tennis Player and Champion

Not making the top ten list were Lucinda Williams – Singer and Songwriter (Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, World Without Tears, Little Honey), Montel Williams – Talk Show Host (The Montel Williams Show), Cindy Williams – Actress (Laverne and Shirley), Victoria Williams – Singer and Songwriter (Crazy Mary, Century Plant), Betty Williams – Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Zelda Williams – Actress (House of D, Were the World Mine), Sunita Williams – NASA Astronaut, Raineesha Williams – Actress (Reno 911).

This top ten list was more mixed than usual with one writer, two athletes, three actors, and four musicians.  I believe this is the first time a classical musician has made it into the top ten, but John Williams is no ordinary classical musician.  While he may be unfamlliar to many Americans, Robbie Williams is a huge star in Europe as his number two Williams ranking proves.  It’s fantastic to see Tennessee Williams, a playwright, up in the top ten.  Literary figures are certainly holding their own in the “Famous People” lists I’ve done thus far.

We have two sets of closely related people on this list.  Tennis Champions Serena and Venus Williams are sisters.  Actor and comedian Robin Williams is the father of actress Zelda Williams.

I compiled this list by searching for each of the Williams on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online.

Get complete Numerology for the name Williams at www.NameNum.com.

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