Salah Al-Mukhtar

Salah Al-Mukhtar (Arabic: صلاح المختار; born 1944 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi Ba'athist politician who is reportedly the current leader of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party. He was Deputy General Secretary of the Arab League and Saddam Hussein's ambassador to many countries.^[1][2]

Salah Al-Mukhtar
صلاح المختار‎
Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 November 2020
Preceded by	Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Personal details
Born	1944 (age 80–81) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Political party	Iraqi Ba'ath
Occupation	Politician, diplomat
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Army
Years of service	c. late 1970s - late 1980s
Rank	Colonel

He served in the Iran-Iraq war within the Iraqi Army attaining the rank of Colonel.

He left Iraq for Yemen following the US invasion in 2003, he then went to Germany during the Arab Spring in 2011.^[3] Since 3 November 2020 he has been head of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, reportedly succeeding Izzat al-Douri.^{[4][better source needed]}