This is a list of foreign heads of state, heads of government who have visited the Iraq, which is classified by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs as either a state visit, official visit, or working visit.

Scheduled future visits

Summary of visits

Country GuestTitle Date Significance • Republic of Iraq (2003–present)António GuterresSecretary-GeneralMay 17, 202534th Arab League summitAhmed Aboul GheitPedro SanchezPrime MinisterNawaf SalamJafar HassanRashad al-AlimiChairman Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmirMahmoud AbbasPresidentAbdel Fattah el-SisiHassan Sheikh MohamudMohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al ThaniPrime MinisterMarch 24, 2025Masoud PezeshkianPresidentSeptember 11–13, 2024Official visitNajib MikatiJuly 21, 2024Recep Tayyip ErdoğanApril 22–23, 2024Pedro SánchezPrime MinisterDecember 28, 2023Bisher al-KhasawnehJuly 24, 2023António GuterresSecretary-GeneralFebruary 28, 2023Giorgia MeloniPrime MinisterDecember 23, 2022Najib MikatiOctober 25, 2021Official visitEmmanuel MacronPresidentAugust 28–29, 2021Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and PartnershipAbdel Fattah el-SisiAugust 28, 2021Abdullah II of JordanKingTamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmirMohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumPrime MinisterSabah Al-Khalid Al-SabahAbdel Fattah el-SisiPresidentJune 28, 2021Egypt-Jordan-Iraq summitAbdullah II of JordanKingPope FrancisPopeMarch 5–8, 2021 Emmanuel MacronPresidentSeptember 2, 2020Official visitDavid HurleyGovernor-GeneralDecember 20, 2019Erna SolbergPrime MinisterOctober 21, 2019Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahEmirJune 19, 2019Hassan RouhaniPresidentMarch 11–14, 2019 Mahmoud AbbasMarch 3–4, 2019Felipe VI of SpainKingJanuary 30, 2019Official visitJulie PayetteGovernor-GeneralJanuary 20–21, 2019Abdullah II of JordanKingJanuary 13, 2019Donald TrumpPresidentDecember 26, 2018Scott MorrisonPrime MinisterDecember 20, 2018 Secret visitPeter CosgroveGovernor-GeneralNovember 7, 2018February 26, 2018Michel AounPresidentFebruary 20–21, 2018Official visitTheresa MayPrime MinisterNovember 29, 2017 Bohuslav SobotkaAugust 26–27, 2017Official visitMalcolm TurnbullApril 24, 2017António GuterresSecretary-GeneralMarch 30–31, 2017Binali YıldırımPrime MinisterJanuary 7–8, 2017Official visitFrançois HollandePresidentJanuary 2, 2017Stefan LöfvenPrime MinisterOctober 24–25, 2016Mark RutteAugust 9, 2016Secret visitBan Ki-moonSecretary-GeneralMarch 26, 2016John KeyPrime MinisterOctober 6–8, 2015Secret visitPeter CosgroveGovernor-GeneralAugust 9, 2015Stephen HarperPrime MinisterMay 2, 2015Ban Ki-moonSecretary-GeneralMarch 30, 2015Tony AbbottPrime MinisterJanuary 4, 2015Ahmet DavutoğluPrime MinisterNovember 20–21, 2014François HollandePresidentSeptember 12, 2014Matteo RenziPrime MinisterAugust 20, 2014Mahmoud AhmadinejadPresidentJuly 18–19, 2013Official visitBan Ki-moonSecretary-GeneralDecember 6, 2012 Ban Ki-moonMarch 27–29, 201223rd Arab League summitNabil ElarabySabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahEmirMichel SuleimanPresidentMahmoud AbbasMoncef MarzoukiMohamed Ould Abdel AzizOmar al-BashirIsmaïl Omar GuellehSharif Sheikh AhmedIkililou DhoinineMustafa Abdul JalilChairmanRecep Tayyip ErdoğanPrime MinisterMarch 28–29, 2011Julia GillardJune 28, 2009Barack ObamaPresidentApril 7–8, 2009Mahmoud AbbasApril 5, 2009Nicolas SarkozyFebruary 10, 2009Ban Ki-moonSecretary-GeneralFebruary 6, 2009Gordon BrownPrime MinisterDecember 17, 2008George W. BushPresidentDecember 14, 2008Fouad SinioraPrime MinisterAugust 20, 2008Abdullah II of JordanKingAugust 12, 2008Gordon BrownPrime MinisterJuly 19, 2008Recep Tayyip ErdoğanJuly 10, 2008Mahmoud AhmadinejadPresidentMarch 1–2, 2008Official visitKevin RuddPrime MinisterDecember 21, 2007Donald TuskDecember 19, 2007Gordon BrownDecember 9, 2007October 3, 2007George W. BushPresidentSeptember 3, 2007Tony BlairPrime MinisterMay 19, 2007Jarosław KaczyńskiMay 16, 2007 Ban Ki-moonSecretary-GeneralMarch 22, 2007Secret visitJarosław KaczyńskiPrime MinisterDecember 20, 2006Traian BăsescuPresidentAugust 9, 2006George W. BushJune 13, 2006Anders Fogh RasmussenPrime MinisterMay 23, 2006Tony BlairDecember 22, 2005Kofi AnnanSecretary-GeneralNovember 12, 2005John HowardPrime MinisterJuly 26, 2005Secret visitTony BlairDecember 21, 2004Viktor YanukovychSeptember 2–3, 2004John HowardApril 25, 2004Silvio BerlusconiApril 20, 2004Jan Peter BalkenendeJanuary 7, 2004Secret visitTony BlairJanuary 4, 2004José María AznarDecember 20, 2003Secret visitGeorge W. BushPresidentNovember 27, 2003Tony BlairPrime MinisterMay 29, 2003 • Ba'athist Iraq (1968-2003)Hugo ChavezPresidentAugust 10, 2000 Official visitKofi AnnanSecretary-GeneralFebruary 20–22, 1998Yasser ArafatChairmanFebruary 3–4, 1993January 1992Chadli BendjedidPresidentDecember 1990Yasser ArafatChairmanOctober 13–14, 1990August, 1990Kurt WaldheimPresidentAugust 25, 1990Hussein of JordanKingAugust 14, 1990August 3, 1990Hosni MubarakPresidentJuly 24, 1990Diplomatic visitHussein of JordanKingJuly 17, 1990Chedli KlibiSecretary-GeneralMay 28–30, 19901990 Arab League summitJaber al-Ahmad al-SabahEmir Hussein of JordanKingFahd of Saudi ArabiaKing & Prime MinisterHosni MubarakPresidentMuammar GaddafiAli Abdullah SalehZine El Abidine Ben AliSiad BarreYasser ArafatChairmanFahd of Saudi ArabiaKing & Prime MinisterLate May–June 1, 1989Official visitKhalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister1989Hosni MubarakPresidentOctober 24, 1988Arafat-Hussein-Mubarak summitYasser ArafatChairmanHosni MubarakPresidentSeptember 7, 1988Hussein of JordanKingSeptember 6, 1987Yasser ArafatChairman1987Hosni MubarakPresidentMarch 18, 1985Hussein of JordanKingNicolae CeaușescuPresidentJune 13, 1982Yasser ArafatChairmanSeptember 25, 1980Moussa TraoréPresidentFebruary 11, 1980Official visitYasser ArafatChairmanMarch 29, 1979Hafez al-AssadPresidentNovember 2–5, 19789th Arab League summitÉlias SarkisSelim HossPrime MinisterAli Nasir MuhammadJaber al-Ahmad al-SabahEmir Hussein of JordanKingMuammar GaddafiChairmanYasser ArafatHafez al-AssadPresidentOctober 24, 1978Official visitJuan Carlos IKing1978Hussein of JordanBruno KreiskyChancellorMarch 16, 1976Official visitJacques Chirac Prime MinisterFebruary 17–18, 1975Valéry Giscard d'Estaing PresidentKurt WaldheimSecretary-GeneralFebruary 20, 1975Indira GandhiPrime MinisterJanuary 18–21, 1975Official visitFidel CastroPresidentSeptember 10, 1973Hafez al-Assad1973 • Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)SukarnoPresident2-5 April 1960Official visit • Kingdom of Iraq (1924–1958)Hussein of JordanKing1958Mohammad Reza ShahShahMarch 11–12, 1955 Official visitAbdullah I of JordanKingNovember 27, 1941

Most visited Official

CountryOfficialVisitLast Visit Yasser Arafat10February 4, 1993 Hussein of Jordan9*August 14, 1990Hosni Mubarak524 July 1990 Tony Blair5May 19, 2007 Abdullah II of Jordan4August 28, 2021 Gordon Brown4December 17, 2008 George W. Bush4December 14, 2008 Mahmoud Abbas4May 17, 2025 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi3May 17, 2025Recep Tayyip Erdoğan3April 23, 2024 Peter Cosgrove3November 7, 2018 Hafez al-Assad3November 5, 1978Pedro Sánchez2May 17, 2025Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani2May 17, 2025Najib Mikati2July 21, 2024 Emmanuel Macron2August 29, 2021 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah2June 19, 2019Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah2May 30, 1990Fahd of Saudi Arabia2May 30, 1990 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad2July 19, 2013Muammar Gaddafi2May 30, 1990 François Hollande2January 2, 2017 Jarosław Kaczyński2May 16, 2007 John Howard2July 26, 2005*Hussein of Jordan visited Baghdad 61 times between 1980 and 1990.

Most visit by Country

CountryVisitLast Visit 16*May 17, 2025 14May 17, 2025 11December 20, 2019 10November 29, 2017 8May 17, 2025 8May 17, 2025 6December 26, 2018 6August 29, 20215May 17, 2025 5September 13, 20245April 23, 2024 5August 28, 2021 3December 23, 20223March 29, 2012 3December 19, 2007 3November 5, 19783May 17, 20253May 17, 2025*Hussein of Jordan visited Baghdad 61 times between 1980 and 1990.

See also List of state visits to Iran Iran–Iraq relations

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