The food security issue in Iraq has become the centre of attention to the Iraqi government and various stakeholders, such as international organisations. Many factors affect Iraq's food security, and whilst the issue of food insecurity in Iraq is gaining the momentum it needs now, it is not an unprecedented problem. Throughout the history of Iraq, the country went through many life-changing events that impacted its food security. In general, the issue of food security has been studied extensively by examining the internal political and non-political factors related to the problem. However, the impact of external political forces has been neglected. This article aims to show historical evidence of the external political forces' impact on Iraq's food security through the effects of these forces on Iraq's food production system. This paper will provide basic information on Iraq's location and geography, which shaped its economic conditions to understand why it came under the influence of external political forces. These forces also established a feudal system that impacted Iraq's food production system and will help economists and scholars understand the country's modern history when examining the 1900s since Iraq remained relatively the same, as abolishing feudalism and social change were unattainable until the late 1950s. Furthermore, the paper will help show the readers how the destruction by external political forces impacted the country's food production system, causing famines and food insecurity and test the impact of these forces in other post-colonial cases