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Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti

Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al-Tikriti (born 17 February 1951 in Tikrit) (sometimes: Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Barasan Ibrahem Alhassen) (Arabic: برزان إبراهيم الحسن التكريتي) is one of three half-brothers of Saddam Hussein, and the former leader of the Iraqi secret service, Mukhabarat. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... US Central Command photo: http://www. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Looking north along the Tigris towards Saddams Presidential palace in April 2003 Tikrit (تكريت, also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river (at 34. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: ‎ [1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003. ... Mukhabarat (مخابرات) is the Arabic term for intelligence, as in intelligence agency. ...

Barzan was sent by the government of Iraq to Geneva in 1988 to serve as representative to the United Nations, a post he held until 1998.

Up to 1995, he handled Saddam's personal fortune. This task was then taken over by a network of foreign brokers, since Saddam had decided that no-one in Iraq could be trusted with this task. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

U.S. officials characterized him as a member of what they called "Saddam's Dirty Dozen", responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. American forces captured him on April 17, 2003. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The human rights situation in Iraq is the subject of three separate articles: The human rights in pre-Saddam Iraq The human rights in Saddams Iraq The human rights in post-Saddam Iraq This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is the five of clubs in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. Saddam Hussein as the Ace of Spades. ...

He is a defendant in the Iraq Special Tribunal's Al-Dujail trial, and Abd Alsemd Alhusseini was his defence counsel. On February 1, 2006, a witness whose identity was not disclosed testified that after her arrest, Barzan had hung her naked by her feet and kicked her repeatedly.[1] The Iraq Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity (IST) was set up by the Iraqi Governing Council under Iraqi national law in December 2003, following the deposing of Saddam Hussein. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein The trials of Saddam Hussein (اولۃِ مقدمۃِ صد٘م حسینِ دولۃِ نیائۃِ عرقییہ), the former President of Iraq, is being held under the Iraqi Special Tribunal where he will likely be tried for allegations involving human rights abuses in Iraq, the Iran-Iraq War and the invasion of Kuwait. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI), a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In November of 2006, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani appealed for Barzan to be moved to medical facilities to receive treatment for his spinal cancer. Barzan originally made an appeal from his cell to President George W. Bush and to President Talabani for treatment, referring to Talabani as an "old friend". [2] 2006 (MMVI), a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní Arabic: ‎, ) (born 1933), is an Iraqi politician, who was elected President of Iraq on April 6, 2005, (sworn in the next day, April 7, and once again on April 22, 2006, by the Iraqi National Assembly. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current President of the United States. ...

On June 12, 2006, he was ejected from the courtroom and barred entry the following day, after an outburst in which he said the court was "terrifying"[3] June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI), a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 5, 2006, Barzan, along with his co-defendants Saddam and the former Chief Justice of the Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar were sentenced to death by hanging.[4] November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI), a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Awad Hamed al-Bandar (عوض حامد البندر) (also: Awad Hamed Bader Alsadoon) was an Iraqi chief judge under Saddam Husseins presidency. ...

On December 30, 2006, Saddam was indeed hanged at 6:05 AM Iraqi local time (03:00 UST). Initially, Barzan and Awad were also believed to have been hanged with him. [5] December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI), a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Universal Time (UT) is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. ...

A few hours later, official statements clarified that the executions of Barzan and Awad had been postponed to give special significance to the day that Saddam was executed by hanging. Officials further indicated that the sentence against Barzan and his remaining co-defendant will be carried out after the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Adha.[6] Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īdul’aḍḥā), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان Eide Ghorbân) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ...

Reference

• globalsecurity article on Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al-Tikriti

External links

• Saddam’s Half-Brother Barzan Al-Tikriti Captured by DEBKAfile, April 20, 2003
• Press photo from the Iraqi Tribunal