Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Iraq.

2 records1972–19732 events1 places

Chronological biography

1972

Nationalization1 June 1972

Economy / Oil Industry · President of Iraq · Baghdad

The Iraq Petroleum Company is nationalized as the Baath government asserts control over oil

1973

Alliance Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Syria on the Golan frontOctober 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · President of Iraq · Baghdad

Sends Iraqi forces to support Syria on the Golan front during the Yom Kippur War.

Titles and roles

President of Iraq

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.