Back حردان التكريتي Arabic Hardan at-Tikriti German Hardan al-Tikriti Italian Hardan al-Tikriti Dutch Hardan at-Tikriti Polish Hardan al-Tikriti Portuguese Хардан ат-Тикрити Russian
Hardan al-Tikriti | |
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حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي | |
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| Vice President of Iraq | |
| In office April 1970 – 15 October 1970 Serving with Saddam Hussein and Salih Mahdi Ammash | |
| President | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Preceded by | Saddam Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Salih Mahdi Ammash |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 July 1968 – 15 October 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Abdel Rahman Dawoud |
| Succeeded by | Hammad Shihab |
| Member of the Revolutionary Command Council | |
| In office 17 July 1968 – 15 October 1970 | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office February 1964 – October 1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1924 Tikrit, Mandatory Iraq |
| Died | 30 March 1971 (aged 46–47) Kuwait |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Air Force |
| Years of service | 1946–1969 |
| Rank | Air Marshal[1] or Lieutenant General[2] |
Hardan 'Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti (Arabic: حردان عبدالغفار التكريتي; 1925[3] – 30 March 1971[4][5]) was a senior Iraqi Air Force commander, Iraqi politician and ambassador who was assassinated on the orders of Saddam Hussein.[6] Additionally he held the titles of vice chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and vice president of Iraq.
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