Wafiq al-Samarrai

Wafiq Ajeel Homood al-Samarrai
وفيق عجيل حمود السامرائيّ[1]
Samarrai (centre left) during the Iran Iraq War.
National Security Adviser
In office
2005–2008
PresidentJalal Talabani
Director of General Military Intelligence
In office
1990–1991
PresidentSaddam Hussein
Personal details
Born(1947-07-01)1 July 1947
Samarra, Kingdom of Iraq
Died29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 75)
London, United Kingdom
Military service
Allegiance
  •  Iraq (until 1994)
  • INC (1994–2003)
Branch/service Iraqi Ground Forces
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Wafiq Ajeel Homood al-Samarrai (Arabic: وفيق عجيل حمود السامرائي; 1 July 1947 – 29 August 2022),[2] better known as Wafiq al-Samarrai, was an Iraqi military officer and intelligence chief who served as Iraq's chief of general military intelligence during Saddam Hussein's era.

  1. ^ وفيق السامرائي. حطام البوابة الشرقية. p. 481.
  2. ^ وفاة الفريق وفيق السامرائي (in Arabic)