1972 in Iraq

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".

  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.