In April 2003, the United States drew up a list of most-wanted Iraqis, consisting of the 55 members of the deposed Iraqi regime whom they most wanted to capture. The list was turned into a set of playing cards for distribution to United States troops. Later in 2003 the list was renumbered so that it mostly conformed to the order of the playing cards. (See most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.)

Table of contents
1 The list
2 See also
3 External links

The list

Except where otherwise noted, all dates in this list are in the year 2003. This is the new numbering of the list.

No.NameTitleStatus
1.Saddam HusseinPresident of Iraq/CINC of MilitaryCaptured on December 13, 2003 (Rumored to have been killed on March 20, April 7, etc.)
2.Qusay HusseinSSO, SRG & RGFC CommanderKilled on July 22
3.Uday HusseinSaddam Fedayeen CommanderKilled on July 22
4.Abid Hamid Mahmud al-TikritiPresidential Secretary (WMD Release Authority)Held as captive since June 16
5.Ali Hassan al-MajidPres. Advisor, Fmr South Reg CmdrCaptured on August 21 (after being thought to have been killed on April 5)
6.Izzat Ibrahim al-DuriVice Chair of the RCC, North Reg Cmdr
7.Hani Abd Latif Tilfa al-TikritiSSO Director
8.Aziz Salih NumanBP Regional Cmdr/Cmdr BP Militia - Reg CmdHeld as captive since May 22
9.Muhammad Hazma al-ZubaydiCentral Euphrates Reg CmdrHeld as captive since April 20
10.Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-TikritiRG SecretaryHeld as captive since May 17
11.Barzan Abd Ghafur Sulayman al-TikritiSRG CommanderHeld as captive since July 23
12.Muzahim Sa'b Hassan al-TikritiAir Defense Force CommanderHeld as captive since April 23
13.Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar Muhammad al-TikritiArmed Forces Chief of StaffHeld as captive since May 15
14.Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hassan Taha al-RawiRG Chief of Staff
15.Rafi Abd Latif al-TilfahDGS Director
16.Tahir Jalil Habbush al-TikritiIIS Director
17.Hamid Raja Shalah al-TikritiAir Force CommanderHeld as captive since June 14
18.Latif Nussayif al-Jasim al-DulaymiDep Chmn Baath PartyHeld as captive since June 9
19.Abd al-Tawab Mullah HuwayshOMI Director (WMD Production)Held as captive since May 2
20.Taha Yasin RamadanVice PresidentHeld as captive since August 20
21.Rukan Razuki abd al-Ghaful Sulayman al-TikritiChief of Tribal Affairs
22.Jamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-TikritiDeputy Chief of Tribal AffairsHeld as captive since April 20, turned over to the Coalition on April 21
23.Mizban Khidir al-HadiRCC Member, Reg CDR Central Euphrates RegionHeld as captive since July 9
24.Taha Muhyl al-Din MarufVice President and RCC MemberHeld as captive since May 2
25.Tariq AzizDeputy Prime MinisterSurrendered on April 25
26.Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-TikritiGovernor of Basrah GovernateSurrendered on April 29
27.Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-TalMinister of DefenseSurrendered on September 19
28.Hikmat al-AzzawiDep Prime Minister, Economics & Finance Min.Held as captive since April 18
29.Mahmud Dhiyab al-AhmadMinister of the InteriorSurrendered on August 8
30.Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-RawiAl Quds Force Chief of StaffHeld as captive since June 4
31.Zuhayr Talib Abd al-Sattar al-NaqibDMI DirectorHeld as captive since April 23
32.Amir Hamudi Hasan al-SadiPresidential Scientific Adviser/NMD Dir GenSurrendered on April 12
33.Amir Muhammad Rashid al-UbaydiPresidential AdvisorHeld as captive since April 28
34.Husam Muhammad al-YasinNational Monitoring DirectorHeld as captive since April 27
35.Muhammad Mahdi al-SalihMinister of TradeHeld as captive since April 23
36.Sabawi IbrahimBaath Party, Saddam Maternal Half Brother
37.Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-TikritiBaath Party, Saddam Half BrotherHeld as captive since April 13
38.Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-TikritiBaath Party, Saddam Half BrotherHeld as captive since April 16
39.Huda Salih Mahdi AmmashParty Youth & Trade Bureau ChairmanHeld as captive since May 9
40.Abd al-Baqi abd Karim al-SadunBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Baghdad
41.Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq al-SadunBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Ta'mim & Ninawa Gov
42.Samir abd al-Aziz al-NajmBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Diyal Gov.Held as captive since April 17
43.Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-GhafurMin of Higher Education & Scientific ResearchHeld as captive since April 19
44.Yahya Abdallah al-UbaydiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Basrah Gov.
45.Nayif Shindakh ThamirBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Salah ad Din Gov.
46.Sayf al-Din al-MashhadaniBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Muthanna Gov.Held as captive since May 24
47.Fadil Mahmud GharibBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Babil/Karbala Gov.Held as captive since May 15
48.Muhsin Khadar al-KhafajiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Qadasiyah Gov.
49.Rashid Taan KazimBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Anbar Governate
50.Uglah Abid Siqir al-KubaysiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Maysan GovernateHeld as captive since May 20
51.Ghazi Hammud al-UbaydiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Wasit Gov.Held as captive since May 7
52.Adil Abdallah Mahdi al-Duri al-TikritiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Dhi Qar GovernateHeld as captive since May 15
53.Husayn al-AwawiBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Ninawa GovernateHeld as captive since June 9
54.Khamis Sirhan al-MuhammadBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Karbala GovernateHeld as captive since January 11, 2004
55.Sad Abd al-Majid al-FaysalBP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Held as captive since May 24

Abbreviations

  • BP - Ba'ath Party
  • CDR - Commander
  • CINC - Commander in Chief
  • DGS - Directorate Of General Security
  • DMI - Directorate Of Military Intelligence
  • IIS - Iraqi Intelligence Service
  • NMD - National Monitoring Directorate
  • OMI - Organization Of Military Industrialization
  • RCC - Revolutionary Command Council
  • RG - Republican Guard
  • RGFC - Republican Guard Force Command
  • SSO - Special Security Organization
  • SRG - Special Republican Guard
  • WMD - Weapons of mass destruction

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