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List of British Iraqis
This is a
list of
notable
British Iraqis
, ordered by
surname
within
section
.
Academia
Jim Al-Khalili OBE
- professor of
theoretical physics
at
Surrey University
and BBC presenter; born in
Baghdad
to an Iraqi father and English mother
Alphonse Mingana
Hormuzd Rassam
Actors/actresses
Andy Serkis
- actor
Artists
Lowkey
- UK rapper, born Kareem Dennis; his mother is of Iraqi descent
Business
Nadhmi Auchi
Samuel Hayek
- millionaire real-estate tycoon; chairman of the KKL
Charitable Trust
Nemir Kirdar
- Iraqi-born billionaire;
President and CEO
of
Investcorp
Charles Saatchi
- co-founder of the
advertising agency
Saatchi & Saatchi
; born in Baghdad and is of Iraqi
Jewish descent
; owner of the
Saatchi Gallery
Maurice Saatchi
- brother of Charles Saatchi; co-founder of Saatchi & Saatchi; born in Baghdad and is of
Iraqi Jewish
descent
Film directors
Kasim Abid
-
cameraman
, director and
producer
Politicians
Anood Al-Samerai
- Southwark based councillor for
British political party
, the
Liberal Democrats
and leader of Southwark's
Liberal Democrat
Group
Nadhim Zahawi
- born in Baghdad to
Kurdish
parents; co-founded
YouGov
with
Stephan Shakespeare
and was YouGov's CEO from 2005 to 2010; elected as a
Conservative
councillor in
Putney
in the
London Borough of Wandsworth
, and served from 1994 to 2006
Sport
Youra Eshaya
-
Assyrian
footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in England
Writers
Tina
Brown
- journalist,
magazine editor
, columnist,
talk-show host
and author of
The Diana Chronicles
; part Iraqi on her mother's side