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Watban Ibrahim
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وطبان ابراهيم
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| Interior Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 1991–1995 |
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| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Prime Minister | Saddam Hussein Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai Muhammad Hamzah az-Zubaydi Sa'dun Hammadi |
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| Born | 1952 Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 13 August 2015 (aged 62–63) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Relations | Sabawi (brother) Barzan (brother) Daham (half-brother) Saddam (half-brother) Khairallah (uncle and father-in-law) Abd al-Latif (uncle) Badra (aunt) Rafi (cousin) Hani (cousin) |
| Children | Ahmed and Adnan Watban Ibrahim al-Nasiri |
Watban Ibrahim al-Nasiri (Arabic: وطبان إبراهيم الناصري; 1952 – 13 August 2015) was an Iraqi politician and former Interior Minister of Iraq. He was the half-brother of Saddam Hussein and the brother of Barzan al-Tikriti. He was taken into coalition custody 13 April 2003, following his capture as he tried fleeing to Syria. He died in prison of natural causes in 2015.
As Saddam's half-brother, Watban was a close advisor of his, belonging to Saddam's inner circle while also holding several high-profile security apparatus roles. In those roles, he allegedly took part in the genocidal Al-Anfal Campaign against the Kurds in Northern Iraq. He became Interior Minister in 1991, and in that role was accused of having overseen the detention and executions of hundreds of prisoners. Government suppression of the uprising in these districts often involved mass executions.
Watban was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Despite his high-profile roles, he was believed to not have been fully trusted by Saddam.
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, Watban was the five of spades in the U.S. military's most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. He was taken into coalition custody 13 April 2003, following his capture as he tried fleeing to Syria.
On 11 March 2009, Watban was sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the execution of 42 merchants accused of manipulating food prices.
On the morning of 14 July 2011, the U.S. handed Watban over to Iraqi authorities, expecting that he would be executed within a month. Instead, he remained imprisoned until his death from natural causes on 13 August 2015.
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In Spanish: Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti para niños
