Watban Ibrahim al-Nasiri was an Iraqi politician and former Interior Minister of Iraq.
10 Facts About Watban Ibrahim
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Watban Ibrahim was the half-brother of Saddam Hussein and the brother of Barzan al-Tikriti.
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Watban Ibrahim was taken into coalition custody on April 13,2003, following his capture as he tried fleeing to Syria.
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Watban Ibrahim died in prison of natural causes in 2015.
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Watban Ibrahim became Interior Minister in 1991, and in that role was accused of having overseen the detention, torture, and executions of hundreds of prisoners.
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Watban Ibrahim was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
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In 1995, he was shot nine times in the leg by Uday Hussein, Saddam's oldest son, reportedly during an argument over Watban Ibrahim's growing popularity among Iraqis.
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Watban Ibrahim reportedly lost his leg, genitals, and part of his stomach as a result.
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Watban Ibrahim was taken into coalition custody on April 13,2003, following his capture as he tried fleeing to Syria.
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On 11 March 2009, Watban Ibrahim was sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the execution of 42 merchants accused of manipulating food prices.