2005 in Iraq
Events in the year 2005 in Iraq. == Incumbents == President: Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (acting) (until 6 April), Jalal Talabani (starting 7 April) Prime Minister: Ayad Allawi (until 3 May), Ibrahim al-Jaafari (starting 3 May) Vice President: Ibrahim al-Jaafari (until 7 April), Rowsch Shaways (until 7 April), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (starting 7 April), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (starting 7 April) Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (autonomous region) President: Massoud Barzani (until 7 April) == Events == === January === January 4 – Governor Ali Al-Haidri, governor of Baghdad province, is assassinated along with two of his bodyguards.