Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti

Barzan Ibrahim
Barzan Ibrahim
برزان إبراهيم
Personal details
Born	17 February 1951; Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	15 January 2007 (aged 55); Camp Justice, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of death	Decapitation due to botched execution by hanging
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Spouse	Ilham Khairallah
Relations	Sabawi (brother); Watban (brother); Daham (half-brother); Saddam (half-brother); Khairallah (uncle and father-in-law); Abd al-Latif (uncle); Badra (aunt); Rafi (cousin); Hani (cousin);
Children	Mohamed; Saja; Ali; Noor; Khawla; Thoraya;
Parents	Ibrahim al-Hassan; Subha Talfah;
Military service
Allegiance	Ba'athist Iraq
Battles/wars	Iraq War;

Barzan Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti (Arabic: برزان إبراهيم الحسن التكريتي; 17 February 1951 – 15 January 2007), also known as Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Barasan Ibrahem Alhassen and Barzan Hassan,^[1] was one of three half-brothers of Saddam Hussein, and a leader of the Mukhabarat, the Iraqi intelligence service. Despite falling out of favour with Saddam at one time, he was believed to have been a close presidential adviser at the time of his capture by U.S. forces in 2003. On 15 January 2007, Barzan was hanged for crimes against humanity. He was decapitated by the hangman's rope after errors were made calculating his body weight and length of drop from the platform.^[2]

^ "Cable reveals details about Saddam Hussein's 'hastily run' execution". CNN. 7 December 2010.
^ Burns, John F. (16 January 2007). "Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[1] "Cable reveals details about Saddam Hussein's 'hastily run' execution". CNN. 7 December 2010.

[2] Burns, John F. (16 January 2007). "Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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