Tariq Aziz

Tariq Aziz, born on April 28, 1936, was a prominent Iraqi politician and journalist who played a significant role in the Ba'athist regime. Serving as the Deputy Prime Minister from 1979 until the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, he was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1991. Aziz was a close advisor to President Saddam Hussein and held influential positions within the Revolutionary Command Council and the Regional Command of the Iraqi Branch of the Ba'ath Party.

Aziz's political journey began in the 1950s when he and Saddam were both activists for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Due to Saddam's security concerns, Aziz often represented Iraq at international diplomatic summits. In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion, he controversially claimed that the United States sought