Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi
| Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi | |
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| باقر جبر الزبيدي | |
Fahadawi in 2006.
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office May 2006 – December 2010 |
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| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Preceded by | Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi |
| Succeeded by | Rafi al-Issawi |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office April 2005 – May 2006 |
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| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
| Preceded by | Falah Hassan al-Naqib |
| Succeeded by | Jawad Bulani |
| Minister of Housing and Reconstruction | |
| In office September 2003 – June 2004 |
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| President | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer |
| Prime Minister | Iraqi Governing Council |
| Preceded by | Coalition Provisional Authority |
| Succeeded by | Omar Farouk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Amara Province, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraq |
| Political party | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq |
| Alma mater | University of Basra |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Bayan Jabr Solagh |
| Allegiance |  Badr Brigades |
| Commands | Commander of the Badr Brigades |
Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi (Arabic: باقر جبر الزبيدي), also known as Bayan Jabr Solagh, is a former commander of the Badr Brigades who served as the Finance Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He served as Minister of Interior, in charge of the police, in the Iraqi Transitional Government and was Minister of Housing and Reconstruction of the Iraqi Governing Council. He is a senior member of the Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance as well as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). Unlike most Shi'a of Iraq, Baqir Jabr is of mixed Turkish and Kurdish ancestry.[citation needed]
Born in 1946 in the Maysan Governorate, Jabr became a Shi'a activist while studying engineering at Baghdad University in the 1970s. He fled to Iran amid Saddam Hussein's crackdown on Shi'a political groups and joined the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). He later headed SCIRI's office in Syria. According to the Independent newspaper Jabr was a former commander of SCIRI's militia, the Badr Brigades.
Under Jabr's control the Interior Ministry in 2006 was accused by the United Nations human rights chief in Iraq, John Pace, of executing and torturing to death hundreds of Iraqis every month.[1]
On 3 January 2006, his sister was reported kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.[2] She was released two weeks later after ransom was paid.
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- PBS FRONTLINE: Gangs of Iraq April 17, 2007
- Interview with Bayan Jabr, PBS FRONTLINE: Gangs of Iraq November 21, 2006
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Finance of Iraq May 2006–December 2010 |
Succeeded by Rafi al-Issawi |
| Preceded by | Minister of Interior of Iraq April 2005–May 2006 |
Succeeded by Jawad Bulani |
| Preceded by | Minister of Housing and Reconstruction of Iraq September 2003–June 2004 |
Succeeded by Omar Farouk |
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