Iraq's only president was Saddam Hussein.
After an invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003 , Saddam Hussein 's Ba'ath Party was removed from power and multi-party parliamentary elections were held in 2005 .	parliamentary	Parliamentary system	an invasion	2003 invasion of Iraq	its allies	Multi-National Force  Iraq	Saddam Hussein	Saddam Hussein	parliamentary elections were held in 2005	Iraqi parliamentary election, December 2005
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti -LRB- Arabic :      ; 28 April 1937 -- 30 December 2006 -RRB- was the fifth President of Iraq , serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003 .	President of Iraq	President of Iraq	Iraq	Iraq	Arabic	Arabic alphabet	Saddam	Saddam (name)	President of	President of Iraq
