Background: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is the most prevalent serious cause of morbidity and loss of quality of life worldwide despite current advances in primary preventive and state-of-the art interventional strategies for effective AMI treatment. Hypertension is the major contributor to atherosclerosis and which in turn leads to progression of AMI. Little is known about the prevalence of hypertension in AMI patients among Iraqi population. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Hypertension in AMI patients in relation to age and gender in Iraqi population. Methods: This study focused on 74 consecutive Iraqi patients diagnosed with AMI aged 22-85 years. Results: Findings of this study showed that hypertension was present in 74.3% of AMI patients. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in females (46.7%) as compared to male patients (20.5%) at age group of 50-59 years. Furthermore, results showed that 37 hypertensive AMI patients (67.3%) had high-normal arterial hypertension, followed by 11 (20%) as isolated systolic arterial hypertension, 4 (7.3%) as Grade-1 arterial hypertension, 2 (3.6%) as Grade-2 arterial hypertension, and 1 (1.8%) as Grade-3 arterial hypertension level. Conclusions: These findings confirm that hypertension varied in age and gender in AMI patients among Iraqi Population. Hypertension was significantly more prevalent in older female patients with AMI when compared to male patients. The High normal of hypertension was the most prevalent type among AMI patients.