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Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar Muhammad
Native name
إبراهيم أحمد عبد الستار محمد
Born9 September 1950
Died28 October 2010 (aged 60)
Allegiance Iraq Ba'athist Iraq
Commands heldChief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces
Battles/wars 1991 uprisings in Iraq

Ibrahim Ahmad Abd Al-Sattar Muhammad Al-Tikriti (9 September 1950 – 28 October 2010) was the chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces under the rule of Saddam Hussein from 1999 until 2003. [1] He was taken into custody on 15 May 2003.

He was the "jack of spades" in the U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and was reported by CENTCOM to be in custody in May 2003. [2]

On 2 March 2009, Abdul Sattar was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the violent repression of a Shiite uprising in 1991.[ citation needed]

He died from cancer on 28 October 2010 while being held in US and Iraqi custody. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Saddam's former chief of staff dies of cancer". Calgary Herald. 8 November 2010.[ permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Ahmad Abd Al-Sattar Muhammad Al-Tikriti". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.