Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region

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The Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, officially the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, was the highest decision-making organ of the Ba'ath Party organization in Iraq. The Regional Command has normally had 19-21 members throughout its history.[1] When in power, the Directorate of Security Affairs was responsible for the security of the president and the senior members of the Regional Command.[2]

The Iraqi Regional Branch was organized on the

National Command.[5]

Structure

Members

Members of the 1st–12th Regional Commands
Name Took office Left office Term(s) Duration
Fuad al-Rikabi December 1955 29 November 1959 2 364 days
Shams al-Din Kazim December 1955 1957 1 31 days
Faysal Habib Khayzaran December 1955 1957 1 31 days
2 February 1960 May 1962 2 2 years, 88 days
Khalid Ali Salih al-Dulaymi 1957 July 1960 2 3 years, 182 days
Midhat Ibrahim Jumah 1957 29 November 1959 1 2 years, 332 days
Abdallah Rikabi 1957 29 November 1959 1 2 years, 332 days
Talib El-Shibib 1957 25 September 1963 4 6 years, 267 days
11 November 1963  February 1964 1 82 days
Karim Mahmud Shantaf 1957 29 November 1959 1 2 years, 332 days
11 November 1963  February 1964 1 82 days
Ayyad Said Thabit 1957 29 November 1959 1 2 years, 332 days
Ali Salih al-Sadi
 		2 February 1960 11 November 1963 4 3 years, 282 days
Sa'dun Hammadi 2 February 1960 25 September 1963 1 3 years, 235 days
June 1982 September 1991 1 9 years, 92 days
1994 18 May 2001 1 7 years, 137 days
Hazim Jawad 2 February 1960 February 1964 5 3 years, 364 days
Khalid Ali Salih al-Dulaymi 2 February 1960 July 1960 1 150 days
Hamdi Abd al-Majid May 1962 11 November 1963 2 1 year, 194 days
Hani Fakiki May 1962 11 November 1963 2 1 year, 194 days
Hamid Khalkhal May 1962 11 November 1963 2 1 year, 194 days
Muhsin Shaykh Radi May 1962 11 November 1963 2 1 year, 194 days
Abu Talib al-Hashimi 25 September 1963 11 November 1963 1 47 days
Adnan Qassab 25 September 1963 11 November 1963 1 47 days
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr 11 November 1963 16 July 1979 5 15 years, 247 days
Abd al-Sattar Abd al-Latif 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Muhammad Mihdawi 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Salih Mahdi Ammash 11 November 1963 9 April 2003 1 82 days
Mundhir Wandawi 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Tahir Yahya 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Ali Abd al-Karim 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Faiq Bazzaz 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Tariq Aziz 1 August 1965 9 April 2003 9 37 years, 251 days
Abd al-Sattar Duri 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Fuad Shakir Mustafa 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Karim Mahmud Shantaf 11 November 1963 1967 1 3 years, 51 days
Salim Sultan 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Hassan Hajj Waddai 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 82 days
Saddam Hussein February 1964 9 April 2003 8 39 years, 67 days
Ahmad Taha Azzuz February 1964 October 1965 3 2 years, 242 days
Muhammad Mahjub February 1964 October 1966 3 2 years, 242 days
January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Abdullah Sallum al-Samarra'i February 1964 March 1970 3 6 years, 28 days
Abd al-Khaliq al-Samarra'i February 1964 1973 3 8 years, 335 days
Hardan al-Tikriti February 1964 October 1966 1 2 years, 242 days
Abd al-Karim al-Shaykhli October 1966 1971 2 4 years, 92 days
Murtada al-Hadithi October 1966 January 1974 2 7 years, 92 days
Taha Yassin Ramadan October 1966 9 April 2003 8 36 years, 190 days
Salah Omar al-Ali October 1966 1970 2 3 years, 92 days
Izzat Mustafa October 1966 November 1968 1 2 years, 31 days
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri
 		November 1966 9 April 2003 36 years, 190 days
Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim November 1968 1971 2 2 years, 92 days
Abd al-Wahhab Karim November 1968 September 1969 1 335 days
Tayih 'Abd al-Karim January 1974 June 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Adnan Hasan Abbas al-Hamdani January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Ghanim 'Abd al-Jalil January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Izzat Mustafa January 1974 January–March 1977 1 3 years, 59 days
Fulayyih Hasan Jasim January 1974 March 1977 1 3 years, 59 days
Abdullah Fadhil Samarra'i January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Muhammad Ayish Hamad January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Muhyi Abdul-Hussein Mashhadi January 1974 16 July 1979 1 5 years, 196 days
Tahir al-Ani January 1974 September 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Abd al-Fattah al-Yasin January 1974 September 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Ja'far Qasim Hammudi January 1974 June 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Hikmat Ibrahim al-Azzawi January 1974 June 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Burhan Mustafa January 1974 June 1982 2 8 years, 151 days
Adnan Khairallah
 		January 1974 4 May 1989 3 15 years, 123 days
Na'im Haddad January 1974 September 1991 3 17 years, 243 days
Hasan Ali January 1974 September 1991 3 17 years, 243 days
Sa'dun Shakir January 1974 September 1991 3 17 years, 243 days
Sahdi Mahdi Salih June 1982 1994 2 11 years, 214 days
Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi June 1982 September 1991 1 9 years, 92 days
Samir Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab June 1982 September 1991 1 9 years, 92 days
Abd al-Hasan Rahi Majhul al-Firawn June 1982 September 1991 1 9 years, 92 days
Abd al-Ghanii Abd al-Ghafur June 1982 18 May 2001 3 18 years, 351 days
Kamil Yasin Rashid June 1982 18 May 2001 3 18 years, 351 days
Mizban Khadr al-Hadi June 1982 9 April 2003 4 20 years, 312 days
Ali Hassan al-Majid June 1982 9 April 2003 4 20 years, 312 days
Latif Nusayyif Jasim
 		June 1982 September 1991 1 9 years, 92 days
1994  9 April 2003 2 9 years, 98 days
Khadar Abd al-Aziz Hussein September 1991 1994 1 2 years, 122 days
Ahmad Abd al-Rahman September 1991 1994 1 2 years, 122 days
Nuri Faysal Shahir September 1991 1994 1 2 years, 122 days
Mizhir Matni al-Awwad September 1991 1994 1 2 years, 122 days
Fawzi Khalaf September 1991 1994 1 2 years, 122 days
Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi September 1991 18 May 2001 2 9 years, 259 days
Muhammad al-Ahmad September 1991 18 May 2001 2 9 years, 259 days
Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq September 1991 9 April 2003 3 11 years, 220 days
Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun 1994 18 May 2001 1 7 years, 137 days
Fadil Ibrahim al-Mashadani 1994 18 May 2001 1 7 years, 137 days
Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim 1994 9 April 2003 1 7 years, 98 days
Aziz Abdullah 1994 9 April 2003 2 7 years, 120 days
Aziz Saleh Nuhmah
 		1994 9 April 2003 2 7 years, 120 days
Qusay Hussein 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 326 days
Yahya Abdullah al-Abudi 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 343 days
Uqlah Abd Saqar 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 343 days
Rashid Ta'an Kazim 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 343 days
Fadhil Mahmud Gharib 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 343 days
Muhsin Khudayr al-Khafaji 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 1 year, 343 days

References

General
Regional Command membership was taken from this source:

Specific

  1. ^ Sassoon 2012, p. 36.
  2. ^ Sassoon 2012, p. 99.
  3. ^ Coughlin 2005, pp. 73–74.
  4. ^ Coughlin 2005, p. 74.
  5. ^ Ghareeb & Dougherty 2004, p. 192.

Bibliography

  • ISBN 0-06-050543-5
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  • Ghareeb, Edmund; Dougherty, Beth (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq.
    ISBN 978-0-8108-4330-1
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  • ISBN 978-0-521-87823-4
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  • Sassoon, Joseph (2012). Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime (1st ed.).
    ISBN 978-0-521-14915-0
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