Omar al-Tikriti

Omar al-Tikriti (Arabic: عمر التكريتي‎, born c. 1970) is the son of Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti and nephew of Saddam Hussein. He is a graduate of Baghdad College, in Baghdad, Iraq.^[1]

Biography[]

In July 2005, the United States Treasury Department blocked his assets, as well as those of his brothers Yasir Al-Tikriti, Ayman Al-Tikriti, Ibrahim Al-Tikriti, Bashar Al-Tikriti, and Sa’ad Al-Tikriti, in the United States due to his ties with the Ba'ath Party.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 November 2005, Iraqi Attorney General Chathanfar Hmod Al-Jasim presented Interpol with an extradition request to bring Saddam Hussein's nephew from Yemen back to Baghdad to stand trial for “committing acts of terror".^[2]

References[]

^ Filkins, Dexter (2005-12-12). Boys of Baghdad College Vie for Prime Minister. New York Times, 12 December 2005. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/international/middleeast/12family.html?ex=1168923600&en=50de76263789adb2&ei=5070.
^ Novak, Jane (2006-02-16). Al Qaeda Escape in Yemen: Facts, Rumors, and Theories. Wordpress.org, 16 February 2006. Retrieved from http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/2267.cfm.

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[filkins2005-1] Filkins, Dexter (2005-12-12). Boys of Baghdad College Vie for Prime Minister. New York Times, 12 December 2005. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/international/middleeast/12family.html?ex=1168923600&en=50de76263789adb2&ei=5070.

[novak2006-2] Novak, Jane (2006-02-16). Al Qaeda Escape in Yemen: Facts, Rumors, and Theories. Wordpress.org, 16 February 2006. Retrieved from http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/2267.cfm.

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