Iraqis in Saudi Arabia
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The population of Iraqis in Saudi Arabia includes Saudi Arabian citizens of Iraqi ancestry as well as Iraqi citizen expatriates living in Saudi Arabia. According to the UNHCR. According to the UNHCR, about 17,000 Arab Shia Iraqis who fled to Saudi Arabia during the Iran–Iraq War lived in the country with de facto refugee status; another 33,000 Iraqis fled to Saudi Arabia from U.S.-led attacks, of whom about 5,200 remained in the camp at Rafha.

Notable people

  • Abdul Rahman Munif
    Abdul Rahman Munif
    Abdul Rahman Munif is one of the most important Arabic novelists of the 20th century.He is most noted for closely reflecting the political surroundings of his day.-Life:...

    , novelist.

( Born in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Father/Iraqi Mother - Have a Saudi Arabian Citizenship )
  • Waed, musician and entertainer

( Born in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Father/Iraqi Mother - Have a Saudi Arabian Citizenship )
  • Ahmad Totonji
    Ahmad Totonji
    Ahmad Totonji was a co-founder and officer of the now-defunct Safa Trust and a co-founder of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, along with Anwar Ibrahim, Jamal al Barzinji, and Hashim al Talib. He was also a chairman of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society , and Deputy Secretary General...

    , activist

( Born in Iraq - Iraqi Father/Iraqi Mother - Has Saudi Arabian Citizenship )
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