Barham Salih

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh attends the opening session of the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha
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UN elects former Iraqi President Salih as head of refugee agency

Salih succeeds longtime agency veteran Filippo Grandi, whose second five-year term expires 31 December

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
Barham Salih was president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022 [Getty]
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Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2025
Barham Salih president Iraq [Getty-file photo]
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Iraqi forces must stop IS incursions, President Salih warns

The New Arab Staff
29 April, 2021
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Mustafa al-Kadhimi
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Who is Iraq's next prime minister-designate?

The New Arab
09 April, 2020
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Iran-backed blocs reject new Iraqi premier-designate

The New Arab
22 March, 2020
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Iraqi president meets EU foreign policy chief at UN

The New Arab & agencies
14 July, 2019
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Iraqis call for expelling US troops after Trump's remarks

The New Arab
04 February, 2019
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Omar al-Bashir
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After Bashir, Iraqi President Barham Salih 'to visit Syria'

Karim Traboulsi
19 December, 2018
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The Iraq Report: Iraqis still displaced after IS defeat

The New Arab
13 December, 2018
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Iraq's president visits Iran weeks after US renews sanctions

The New Arab & agencies
17 November, 2018