Barham Salih | |
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بەرھەم ساڵح برهم صالح | |
Salih in 2019 | |
| 12th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2026 | |
| Secretary-General | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Filippo Grandi |
| President of Iraq | |
| In office 2 October 2018 – 17 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Haider Al-Abadi Adil Abdul-Mahdi Mustafa Al-Kadhimi |
| Preceded by | Fuad Masum |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region | |
| In office 28 October 2009 – 5 April 2012 | |
| President | Masoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Nechirvan Barzani |
| Succeeded by | Nechirvan Barzani |
| In office 21 January 2001 – 15 July 2004 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Succeeded by | Omar Fattah Hussein (acting) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 20 May 2006 – 20 August 2009 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| Succeeded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| In office 28 June 2004 – 3 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ayad Allawi |
| Preceded by | Coalition Provisional Authority |
| Succeeded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| Chair of Board of Trustees at The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jill Derby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barham Ahmed Salih 8 September 1960 Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Republic |
| Citizenship | |
| Political party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (1976–2017, 2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Coalition (Iraqi Kurdistan) (2017–2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarbagh Salih |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Radwaniyah Palace, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University University of Liverpool |
Barham Salih (Kurdish: بەرھەم ساڵح, romanized: Berhem Salih; Arabic: برهم صالح; born 12 September 1960) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who has been the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 2026. He was the 8th President of Iraq from 2 October 2018 to 17 October 2022.