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Hardan ’Abdul Ghaffar al-Tikriti (1925–
30 March 1971) was a senior
Iraqi Air Force commander, Iraqi politician and ambassador who was assassinated on the orders of
Saddam Hussein, the then vice chairman of the
Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council.
Early life
Hardan was born in 1925 in
Tikrit. His father was a police officer and a
Sunni Arab.
Air Force and Baath Party
As an officer in the Iraqi Air Force, he was educated at the flight and staff academies in
Baghdad. In 1961, Hardan joined the
Baath Party and he played a key role in both the 1963 and 1968 revolutions in Iraq. Hardan then escorted Arif to the airport where the deposed Prime Minister was flown out of the country. During his time as Defence Minister, Hardan was instrumental in securing large-scale military aid for Iraq from the
Soviet Union.
Fall from power and assassination
On
15 October 1970, following a power struggle with
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and
Saddam, Hardan was dismissed from the posts of Minister of Defence and Deputy Premier of Iraq. He was also dismissed from the Revolutionary Command Council.
After a period of exile in London, Hardan was appointed as Iraqi Ambassador to Sweden. However, Hardan disliked being away from the Iraqi political scene and he travelled to
Kuwait from where he attempted to organize a coup against
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussain. On
30 March 1971, Hardan was assassinated on the orders of Saddam Hussein in Kuwait.
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