Ibrahim_Abdul_Sattar

Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar

Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar

Chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces under Saddam Hussein


Ibrahim Ahmad Abd Al-Sattar Muhammad Al-Tikriti (9 September 1950 28 October 2010) was the chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces under the rule of Saddam Hussein from 1999 until 2003.[1] He was taken into custody on 15 May 2003.

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He was the "jack of spades" in the U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and was reported by CENTCOM to be in custody in May 2003.[2]

On 2 March 2009, Abdul Sattar was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the violent repression of a Shiite uprising in 1991.[citation needed]

He died from cancer on 28 October 2010 while being held in US and Iraqi custody.[1]


References

  1. "Saddam's former chief of staff dies of cancer". Calgary Herald. 8 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Ibrahim Ahmad Abd Al-Sattar Muhammad Al-Tikriti". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

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