List of British Iraqis
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable British Iraqis, ordered by surname
within section.
- Assyrian
footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in England.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
within section.
Academia
- Sami Ramadani, sociologist
- Hormuzd RassamHormuzd RassamHormuzd Rassam , was a native Assyrian Assyriologist, British diplomat and traveller who made a number of important discoveries, including the clay tablets that contained the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest literature...
- Alphonse MinganaAlphonse MinganaAlphonse Mingana; was an Assyrian theologian, historian, Syriacist, orientalist and a former priest who is best known for collecting and preserving the Mingana Collection of ancient Middle Eastern manuscripts at Birmingham...
- Ali Hadawi CBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Central Bedfordshire College
Actors/Actresses
- Nadia Kamil, actor, comedian and writer (Iraqi father/Welsh mother, born in SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, South WalesSouth WalesSouth Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
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Business
- Samuel HayekSamuel HayekSamuel Hayek is an Israeli millionaire real-estate tycoon and chairman of The KKL Charitable Trust.Hayek was chairman of the Likud youth department.He founded the S. Hayek holding company in 2004.-Biography:...
, millionaire real-estate tycoon and chairman of The KKL Charitable Trust. - Nemir KirdarNemir KirdarNemir A. Kirdar is an Iraqi businessman and financier, he is the executive chairman & CEO of Investcorp, a private equity investment group operating out of New York, London and Bahrain. Kirdar currently lives in London.- Career :...
, Iraqi-born billionaire (President and CEO of InvestcorpInvestcorpInvestcorp is a manager of alternative investment products, serving high-net-worth private and institutional clients. Its principal client base is in the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council, but it also has institutional clients in North America and Europe...
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Politicians
- Anood Al-SameraiAnood Al-SameraiAnood Al-Samerai is a British Southwark based councillor for British political party, the Liberal Democrats and leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group.-Early life:Born in Southwark, London to an Iraqi father and an English mother...
- Southwark based councillor for British political party, the Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
and leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group. (Born to an Iraqi father and English mother).
Sport
Youra EshayaYoura Eshaya
Youra Eshaya Pera is a former Iraqi and ethnic Assyrian and football player who was the first Iraqi player ever to play in Europe.-Early life:...
- Assyrian
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in England.