Tahir Jalil Habbush
Major General Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti | |
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طاهر جليل حبوش | |
Habbush as a Major General in 1989 | |
| Director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1995–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Director of the Directorate of General Security | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Taha Abbas al-Ahbabi |
| Succeeded by | Rafi Abdul Latif Tulfah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1950 Iraq |
| Occupation | Police officer Intelligence officer |
| Awards | Mother of All Battles Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Branch/service | Ministry of the Interior |
| Years of service | 1970–2003 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Iraqi Police Iraqi Intelligence Service |
| Battles/wars | |
Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti (Arabic: طاهر جليل حبوش التكريتي; born 1950) is a former Iraqi intelligence official who served under the regime of Saddam Hussein. In 2001, he was Iraq's head of intelligence and as such, informed MI6 in January 2003 (shortly before the start of the Iraq War) that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. He was the "Jack of Diamonds" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and is still a fugitive with a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture. It is believed that al-Tikriti at some point operated from Syria and most likely played a direct role in the day-to-day operations of the insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition forces under the command of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.