Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar

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Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Sulayman al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: روكان رزوقي عبد الغفار سليمان الماجد التكريتي; 1956-2003)[1] was the head of the tribal affairs office in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and a member of Saddam's inner circle.

He was #21 on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis[2] (previously #39), and was represented by the "nine of spades" in the deck of playing cards that were printed to accompany the list.

Al-Ghafar was killed in an airstrike in 2003.

References[edit]

  1. ^ United Nations Security Council (27 July 2005). "List of Individuals pursuant to resolution 1438". Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ Matthew Beard (15 December 2003). "Most wanted list is now down to 13 from a starting pack of 55". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2011.