Latif Nassif Jassim ( ar, لطيف نصيف جاسم; 1941 – 30 August 2021) was an Iraqi politician and leader of the
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
Biography
Latif Nassif Jassim was born in 1941 and belonged to the
Dulaim tribe
Dulaim or Dulaimi or Al Duliam or Dulaym ( ar, الدليم) is an Arab royal tribe, with over seven million members. The tribe's history goes back to pre-Islamic times and members reside today in Iraq and neighboring countries such as Syria, ...
. He joined the
Ba'ath party
The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused B ...
in 1957 and was arrested after the
18 November 1963 movement.
[Historical Dictionary of Iraq ]
He held ministerial positions from 1977 until 1996. He was appointed minister of agriculture and agrarian reform on 5 April 1977, minister of culture and media until 1991 and minister of labor and social affairs until 1996.
His name was included in the list of Iraqis wanted by the United States at number 18, and he was 10 of Clubs on the most wanted Iraqis playing cards.
Latif was arrested on 9 June 2003 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009 in the case of the murder of
Mohammad al-Sadr
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Muhammad-Sadiq al-Sadr ( ar, '';'' 23 March 1943 – 19 February 1999) was a prominent Iraqi Shia marja'. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shia leaders. The growth of his popularity, o ...
.
References
External links
LATIF NUSAYYIF JASIM AL-DULAYMI , United Nations Security Council
1941 births
2021 deaths
Politicians from Baghdad
Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
Iraq War prisoners of war
Iraqi prisoners of war
Iraqi people who died in prison custody
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