Abd Al-Baqi Abd Karim Al-Sadun (1947 – 14 December 2021) was an Iraqi politician. He was a member of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq, and was responsible for the Ba'ath Party organizations in the south and

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, and a member of the

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Life

Al-Sadun belonged to the Saadoun

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, and was one of the most prominent Baathist leaders after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, and he was believed to have left for

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. He was on the

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until his capture. He was sentenced to death on 11 January 2016. Al-Sadun was admitted to hospital for eye surgery where he died, on 14 December 2021, at the age of 74.

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1947 births 2021 deaths Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region Iraqi military leaders Military leaders of the Iraq War Iraqi prisoners sentenced to death Iraq War prisoners of war Iraqi prisoners of war {{Iraq-politician-stub