The following lists events that happened during 1972 in the Iraqi Republic.
Incumbents President: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Prime Minister: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Vice President: Saddam Hussein
Events April 9 April – The Iraqi-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation was signed in Baghdad, for a term of 15 years, after which the USSR supplied increased military aid to Iraq, as part of an agreement "to develop their cooperation in the matter of strengthening their defence capacity".Mahboob Alam, Iraqi Foreign Policy Since Revolution (Mittal Publications, 1995), pp118–119
June 1 June – The Iraq Petroleum Company was completely nationalized by the government of Iraq, through its Public Law 69, making the company part of the state-owned Iraq National Oil Company.Phebe Marr, The Modern History of Iraq (Westview Press, 2004), pp159–161
Births
28 January – Mohammad Iqbal Omar, Iraqi politician. 4 August – Saad Maan, Iraqi military officer.
Date Unknown
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, Iraqi tribal leader.(d.2007)
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