Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikriti explained

Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikriti (Arabic: برزان عبد الغفور سليمان مجيد التكريتي) (born 1 July 1960 in Saladin Governorate)^{[1] [2]} is an Iraqi ex-Republican Guard Commander under Saddam Hussein and member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He was the "Queen of Hearts" in the U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards during the Second Iraq War.^[3] He was captured on 23 July 2003.^[4]

He was released from prison on 29 June 2020.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1518/materials/summaries/individual/barzan-abd-al-ghafur-sulaiman-majid-al-tikriti Profile
2. Web site: LIST ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1483 (2003).
3. Web site: Barzan Abdul Ghafoor Sulaiman Majid Al-Tikrit. www.globalsecurity.org.
4. Web site: أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟. BBC. Arabic. 2 September 2010.
5. Web site: الإفراج عن قائد حرس صدام حسين بعد 15 عاما بالسجن. June 30, 2020. العين الإخبارية.