1985 in Iraq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also:Other events of 1985List of years in Iraq ← 1984 1983 1982 1985 in Iraq → 1986 1987 1988 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also:Other events of 1985List of years in Iraq The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Iraq. President: Saddam Hussein Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein Vice President: Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Events 28 January – Iraq launched the first major offensive against Iran since the start of the Iran-Iraq war in 1980.[1] 11 March – Iran's launches a counteroffensive targeting the Iraqi southern city of Basra.[1] December – President Saddam Hussain visits Moscow to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in an attempt to improve relations between Iraq and the Soviet union.[2] Births 1 January – Ali Jawad Ismail, Iraqi footballer.[3] 31 May – Suhair al-Qaisi, Iraqi news anchor and media personality. [4] References 1 2 Karsh, Efraim (2002). The Iran–Iraq War 1980–1988 (1 ed.). Osprey Publishing Ltd. doi:10.5040/9781472895400. ISBN 978-1-4728-9540-0. ↑ Marr, Phebe Ann (2017). The modern history of Iraq. Taylor and Francis (4th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-0-8133-5006-6. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ali Jawad Ismail (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-10-05. ↑ Manhom. "سهير القيسي". من هم | بوابة الشخصيات والمؤسسات (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-10-05. vteYears in Iraq (1958–present)20th century ... 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Category:Years of the 20th century in Iraq Category:Years of the 21st century in Iraq vte1985 in AsiaSovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Palestine Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States withlimited recognition Abkhazia Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies andother territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau Category Asia portal Related Articles