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Osama Al-Tikriti

Osama Mukhlif Tawfiq al-Tikriti
Secretary General of the Iraqi Islamic Party
In office
24 May 2009 – 12 July 2011
Deputy Ayad al-Samarrai
Preceded by Tariq al-Hashimi
Succeeded by Ayad al-Samarrai
Personal details
Born 1939 (age 78–79)
Tikrit, Iraq
Nationality Iraqi
Political party Iraqi Islamic Party
Relations Anas Altikriti (son)
Alma mater University of Baghdad
University of London
Occupation Politician

Osama Maukhlif Tawfiq al-Tikriti is a former leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni Arab religious party which was the largest Sunni Arab led party in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005. He succeeded Tariq al-Hashimi, Vice President of Iraq, as leader of the IIP when al-Hashimi left the party to form the Renewal List. Tikriti took over as Secretary General of the IIP on 24 May 2009.Ayad al-Samarrai was elected as his Deputy.

He was a member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq from Baghdad Province. He is a member of the CoR's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Tikriti's son, Anas, is the former head of the Muslim Association of Britain.


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