Munif al-Razzaz | |
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منيف الرزاز | |
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| Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | |
| In office April 1965 – 23 February 1966 | |
| Deputy | Shibli al-Aisami |
| Preceded by | Michel Aflaq |
| Succeeded by | Michel Aflaq (Iraqi-led) Nureddin al-Atassi (Syrian-led) |
| Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Jordanian Regional Branch | |
| In office September 1959 – April 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Rimawi |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Ghani Musa al-Nahar |
| Member of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | |
| In office 6 April 1947 – 23 February 1966 | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Jordanian Regional Branch | |
| In office 1952 – April 1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1919 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 16 September 1984 (aged 64) Baghdad, Ba'athist Iraq |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Political party | Jordanian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Munif al-Razzaz (Arabic: منيف الرزاز; 19 December 1919 – 16 September 1984) was a Jordanian-Syrian physician and politician who was the second, and last, Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, having been elected to the post at the 8th National Congress held in April 1965.
Munif relocated to Iraq in 1977 and became a leading member of the Iraqi Ba'ath. Munif was among dozens of dissidents accused of plotting against then new Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge. King Hussein had advocated for Munif's release so he can return safely to Jordan, but President Saddam Hussein adamantly refused. Munif died in 1984 during his house arrest in Baghdad. His family claims he was assassinated by the Iraqi Ba'ath after his hypertension medicine was replaced with poison. He was buried in Amman according to his only will.[1]