▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ab del - R ah man ▁A ref , ▁ 9 1 , ▁Form er ▁Ira qi ▁President , ▁Is ▁Dead ▁Remember ing ▁A ref ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : A rab ▁Social ist ▁Union ▁( I ra q ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : I ra qi ▁Arab ▁national ists ▁Category : I ra qi ▁social ists ▁Category : I ra qi ▁Sun ni ▁Muslim s ▁Category : L ead ers ▁ou sted ▁by ▁a ▁coup ▁Category : N asser ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bag hd ad ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Ira q ▁Category : Pr ime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Ira q <0x0A> </s> ▁H ak ol ▁Over ▁Hab ib i ▁( known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁Hab ib i ▁Group ) ▁was ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁musical ▁band ▁which ▁represented ▁their ▁country ▁in ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" H al ay la ". ▁The ▁band ▁consisted ▁of : ▁Sh l om it ▁Ah aron , ▁K ik ki ▁Roth stein , ▁Yu val ▁Dor ▁and ▁Am i ▁Mand el man . ▁They ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁offered ▁the ▁song ▁" H alle lu j ah " ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁Euro vision ▁entry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁but ▁turned ▁it ▁down . ▁The ▁song ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁represent ▁Israel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁but ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Mil k ▁and ▁H