Saber Abdel Aziz al-Douri | |
Office: | Governor of Baghdad Governorate |
Term Start: | 2001 |
Term End: | 2003 |
Succeeded: | Ali al-Haidari |
Office2: | Governor of Karbala Governorate |
Term Start2: | 1996 |
Term End2: | 2001 |
Office3: | Director of General Military Intelligence |
Term Start3: | April 1986 |
Term End3: | 1991 |
Birth Date: | 1949 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Ad-Dawr, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
Nationality: | Iraqi |
Blank1: | Religion |
Data1: | Sunni Islam |
Party: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Occupation: | Intelligence officer |
Allegiance: | Ba'athist Iraq |
Serviceyears: | 1965–2003 |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Battles: | Iran–Iraq War Gulf War 1991 uprising in Iraq |
Saber Abdel Aziz al-Douri (Arabic: صابر عبد العزيز الدوري) (born 1 July 1949) is a former Iraqi politician, intelligence officer and Governor of Bagdad.
Aziz comes from Ad-Dawr, and is a member of the Albu Haidar tribe in Saladin Governorate.
Aziz graduated from the Iraqi Military Academy in March 1967, and then later went on to graduate from the Staff College.
During his career in the military he held numerous positions;
He was later appointed to several political posts. Between 1996 and 2001 he served as Governor of Karbala Province, and following this he served as Governor of Baghdad Province from 2001 to 2003.
Aziz was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal with war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to his role as the Director of Military Intelligence during the al-Anfal Campaign. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.[1]