14 Facts About Misha'an al-Juburi

Misha'an al-Juburi is an Iraqi politician from the Sunni Arab community and member of Al-Arabiya Coalition.

Misha'an al-Juburi was the head of Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc, which held three seats in the Iraqi Council of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.

Misha'an al-Juburi is a leader of the Jiburi clan, which is powerful in Salah ad Din Governorate.

Misha'an al-Juburi's father was a junior leader of a branch of the powerful Juburi Clan.

Misha'an al-Juburi said he became an "intimate friend" of Uday Hussein and "enjoyed the pleasures of Baghdad".

Misha'an al-Juburi founded the Iraqi Homeland Party in Syria and published a newspaper called the "Other Direction".

Misha'an al-Juburi is a relative of the Iraqi Ambassador to Tunisia, Hamid al-Jabouri, who defected and sought political asylum in Britain in 1993.

Misha'an al-Juburi was a member of the Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee grouping of Iraqi exiles.

Misha'an al-Juburi proceeded to appoint himself Governor, apparently with the support of Barzani.

Misha'an al-Juburi was recognised as a powerbroker during the selection of the first Mosul City Council in May 2003.

In 2005, Misha'an al-Juburi was backed by the Sunni Arab dialogue council as their candidate for speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly, but he was vetoed by the United Iraqi Alliance due to his links with Uday Hussein.

Misha'an al-Juburi was accused by Iraqi officials of diverting the money towards the Iraqi insurgency, although this hasn't been proved.

On January 9,2008, Misha'an al-Juburi was sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 13438 "for providing financial, material, and technical support for acts of violence that threaten the peace and stability of Iraq," placing him on Office of Foreign Assets Control's SDN List.

Misha'an al-Juburi said he wanted to obtain medium-range missiles so they could attack and leave before the forces traced the site.