Abd al-Khaliq al-Samarra'i
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Abd al-Khaliq al-Samarra'i (Arabic: عبد الخالق السامرائي) was an Iraqi Ba'athist politician and leading member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq. He was a member of the Regional Command from 1964 to 1973, and considered a serious rival of Saddam Hussein for leadership of the civilian faction of the Ba'ath Party. He was arrested in 1973 for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government, and executed in 1979 by Hussein.
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Abd al-Khaliq al-Samarra'i | |
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Member of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
In office November 1969 – July 1973 | |
RCC Chairman | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
In office 1964 – July 1973 | |
RC Secretary | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
Personal details | |
Born | 1935 Samarra, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 1979 (aged 44) Ba'athist Iraq |
Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
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