Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri | |
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عزة إبراهيم الدوري | |
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Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | |
In office 30 December 2006 – 25 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Saddam Hussein |
Succeeded by | Salah Al-Mukhtar[1] |
Regional Secretary of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party | |
In office 3 January 2007 – 25 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Saddam Hussein |
Succeeded by | Unknown (most likely Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed) |
Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
In office September 1991 – 3 January 2007 | |
Preceded by | Taha Yassin Ramadan |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Vice President of Iraq | |
In office 16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003 Serving with Taha Yassin Ramadan (after 1991) | |
President | Saddam Hussein |
Preceded by | Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf and Saddam Hussein |
Succeeded by | Taha Yassin Ramadan |
Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
In office 16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003 | |
President | Saddam Hussein |
Preceded by | Saddam Hussein |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
In office October 1966 – 9 April 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ad-Dawr, Saladin, Kingdom of Iraq | 1 July 1942
Died | 25 October 2020 | (aged 78)
Political party | Iraqi Ba'ath |
Spouse(s) | Jawhar Majid Khalil and four other wives |
Children |
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Nickname | Ghost |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
Years of service | 1962–2003 |
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Unit | Political Guidance Directorate |
Commands | 2nd Infantry Division (1977–1981) |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (Arabic: عزة إبراهيم الدوري, romanized: Izzat Ibrāhīm ad-Dūrī; 1 July 1942 – 25 October 2020) was an Iraqi politician and army field marshal. He served as Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council until the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and was regarded as the closest advisor and deputy under President Saddam Hussein. He led the Iraqi resistance group Naqshbandi Army.[2][3]
Al-Douri was the most high-profile Ba'athist official to successfully evade capture after the invasion of Iraq, and was the "king of clubs" in the infamous U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. Al-Douri continued to lead elements of the Iraqi resistance such as the Naqshbandi Army against the then-occupation forces and waged an insurgency against the current regime in Baghdad. Following the execution of Saddam Hussein on 30 December 2006, al-Douri was confirmed as the new leader of the banned Iraqi Ba'ath Party on 3 January 2007.[4]
Al-Douri was reportedly killed in action—along with his nine bodyguards[5]—on 17 April 2015 in a large-scale military operation by Shiite militias and Iraqi forces near the Al-Alaas oil fields in Hemreen east of Tikrit.[6][7][8][9] The Shiite militant organization Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq has alleged that it killed him and transported his apparent body to Baghdad to confirm its identity.[5][10] According to the BBC, Shiite militias claimed to have killed him, but the Iraqi Baath party denied his death.[11] A Kurdish news source also reported that Iraq did not have al-Douri's DNA to confirm his death.[12] Al-Douri appeared in videos talking about events that took place after his alleged death.[13] He died on 25 October 2020.[14][15][16]
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