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Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikriti

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Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikriti (Arabic: برزان عبد الغفور سليمان مجيد التكريتي) (born 1 July 1960 in Saladin Governorate)[1][2] is an Iraqi ex-Republican Guard Commander under Saddam Hussein and member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He was the "Queen of Hearts" in the U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards during the Second Iraq War.[3] He was captured on 23 July 2003.[4]

He was released from prison on 29 June 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ Profile, un.org. Accessed 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "LIST ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1483 (2003)".
  3. ^ "Barzan Abdul Ghafoor Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikrit". www.globalsecurity.org.
  4. ^ "أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟". BBC (in Arabic). 2 September 2010.
  5. ^ "الإفراج عن قائد حرس صدام حسين بعد 15 عاما بالسجن". العين الإخبارية. June 30, 2020.