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 Iraqi Regional Branch. Throughout its history, the Regional Command has normally had 19-21 members.[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 Marxist–Leninist model, with a small elite, the Regional Command, controlling the party from the top down. As in the Soviet Union, the party leadership became the government.[3] While the Regional Command was the de facto highest legislative and executive organ of state and party, the Revolutionary Command Council was according to the "the supreme body of the state."[4] In theory, the Regional Command was to be subordinate to the National Command.[5]
Structure[]
Secretary of the Regional Command
Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command
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Members[]
Name | Took office | Left office | Term(s) | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fuad al-Rikabi | December 1955 | 29 November 1959 | 2 | 364 days |
December 1955 | 1957 | 1 | 31 days | |
December 1955 | 1957 | 1 | 31 days | |
2 February 1960 | May 1962 | 2 | 2 years, 88 days | |
1957 | July 1960 | 2 | 3 years, 182 days | |
1957 | 29 November 1959 | 1 | 2 years, 332 days | |
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 | |
1957 | 29 November 1959 | 1 | 2 years, 332 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
1957 | 29 November 1959 | 1 | 2 years, 332 days | |
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 | |
2 February 1960 | February 1964 | 5 | 3 years, 364 days | |
2 February 1960 | July 1960 | 1 | 150 days | |
May 1962 | 11 November 1963 | 2 | 1 year, 194 days | |
May 1962 | 11 November 1963 | 2 | 1 year, 194 days | |
May 1962 | 11 November 1963 | 2 | 1 year, 194 days | |
May 1962 | 11 November 1963 | 2 | 1 year, 194 days | |
25 September 1963 | 11 November 1963 | 1 | 47 days | |
25 September 1963 | 11 November 1963 | 1 | 47 days | |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | 11 November 1963 | 16 July 1979 | 5 | 15 years, 247 days |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
Salih Mahdi Ammash | 11 November 1963 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 82 days |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
Tahir Yahya | 11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
Tariq Aziz | 1 August 1965 | 9 April 2003 | 9 | 37 years, 251 days |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
11 November 1963 | 1967 | 1 | 3 years, 51 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
11 November 1963 | February 1964 | 1 | 82 days | |
Saddam Hussein | February 1964 | 9 April 2003 | 8 | 39 years, 67 days |
February 1964 | October 1965 | 3 | 2 years, 242 days | |
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 |
October 1966 | 1971 | 2 | 4 years, 92 days | |
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 |
October 1966 | November 1968 | 1 | 2 years, 31 days | |
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri | November 1966 | 9 April 2003 | 36 years, 190 days | |
November 1968 | 1971 | 2 | 2 years, 92 days | |
November 1968 | September 1969 | 1 | 335 days | |
January 1974 | June 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
January 1974 | 16 July 1979 | 1 | 5 years, 196 days | |
January 1974 | 16 July 1979 | 1 | 5 years, 196 days | |
January 1974 | January–March 1977 | 1 | 3 years, 59 days | |
January 1974 | March 1977 | 1 | 3 years, 59 days | |
January 1974 | 16 July 1979 | 1 | 5 years, 196 days | |
January 1974 | 16 July 1979 | 1 | 5 years, 196 days | |
January 1974 | 16 July 1979 | 1 | 5 years, 196 days | |
January 1974 | September 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
January 1974 | September 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
January 1974 | June 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
January 1974 | June 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
January 1974 | June 1982 | 2 | 8 years, 151 days | |
Adnan Khairallah | January 1974 | 4 May 1989 | 3 | 15 years, 123 days |
January 1974 | September 1991 | 3 | 17 years, 243 days | |
January 1974 | September 1991 | 3 | 17 years, 243 days | |
January 1974 | September 1991 | 3 | 17 years, 243 days | |
June 1982 | 1994 | 2 | 11 years, 214 days | |
June 1982 | September 1991 | 1 | 9 years, 92 days | |
June 1982 | September 1991 | 1 | 9 years, 92 days | |
June 1982 | September 1991 | 1 | 9 years, 92 days | |
June 1982 | 18 May 2001 | 3 | 18 years, 351 days | |
June 1982 | 18 May 2001 | 3 | 18 years, 351 days | |
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 | |
September 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 2 years, 122 days | |
September 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 2 years, 122 days | |
September 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 2 years, 122 days | |
September 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 2 years, 122 days | |
September 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 2 years, 122 days | |
Muhammad Hamzi al-Zubaydi | September 1991 | 18 May 2001 | 2 | 9 years, 259 days |
September 1991 | 18 May 2001 | 2 | 9 years, 259 days | |
September 1991 | 9 April 2003 | 3 | 11 years, 220 days | |
1994 | 18 May 2001 | 1 | 7 years, 137 days | |
1994 | 18 May 2001 | 1 | 7 years, 137 days | |
1994 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 7 years, 98 days | |
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 |
18 May 2001 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 1 year, 343 days | |
18 May 2001 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 1 year, 343 days | |
18 May 2001 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 1 year, 343 days | |
18 May 2001 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 1 year, 343 days | |
18 May 2001 | 9 April 2003 | 1 | 1 year, 343 days |
References[]
General
Regional Command membership was taken from this source:
- Ghareeb & Dougherty 2004, pp. 389–392
Specific
- ^ Sassoon 2012, p. 36.
- ^ Sassoon 2012, p. 99.
- ^ Coughlin 2005, pp. 73–74.
- ^ Coughlin 2005, p. 74.
- ^ Ghareeb & Dougherty 2004, p. 192.
Bibliography[]
- Coughlin, Con (2005). Saddam: His Rise and Fall. Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-06-050543-5.
- Ghareeb, Edmund; Dougherty, Beth (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4330-1.
- Tripp, Charles (2010). A History of Iraq. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87823-4.
- Sassoon, Joseph (2012). Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-14915-0.
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region politicians
- Organizations established in 1955
- Executive committees of political parties