Law No. 5 of 1975 Granting the Iraqi Nationality to the Arab

Article 1

The Minister of Interior may grant the Iraqi nationality to any Arab subject applying for، if he has attained his majority and having good conduct and reputation، without restriction to the conditions of naturalization stipulated in pare 1 of Article 8 of the Iraqi Nationality Law No. 43 of 1963، (as amended). Palestinians shall be exempted therefrom unless a law or legislative resolution shall be issued contrary thereto.

Article 2

This Law shall come into force as from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Ahmed Hasan AlBakir
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council.


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