Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti 1951 – 2007

Biography

Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti was born on February 17, 1951, in Tikrit, Iraq. He came of age during a transformative period in his nation’s history and would go on to serve in significant governmental roles, including leadership positions within Iraqi intelligence services. His life spanned a consequential era in Iraq’s modern history, during which he held positions of considerable responsibility and influence.

On January 15, 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti died in Kadhimiya at the age of 55. His death marked the end of a life lived during one of the most turbulent chapters of Iraq’s contemporary experience. Those who knew him carried their own memories of his presence and his role during the decades he spent in service.

He is remembered as a figure from a complex period in Iraqi history. His legacy remains part of the broader historical record of his nation during the latter half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first.