Minister of Agriculture
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5 April 1977 – 16 July 1979
Minister of Culture and Information
In office
16 July 1979 – 23 March 1991
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office
5 September 1993 – 2 January 1997
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Born
Latif Nassif Jassim Al-Dulaimi
Died
30 August 2021 (aged 79–80)
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Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Latif Nassif Jassim (Arabic: لطيف نصيف جاسم; 1941 – 30 August 2021) was an Iraqi politician and leader of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
Latif Nassif Jassim was born in 1941 and belonged to the Dulaim tribe. He joined the Ba'ath party in 1957 and was arrested after the 18 November 1963 movement.[1][2]
He held ministerial positions from 1977 until 1996. He was appointed minister of agriculture and agrarian reform on 5 April 1977, minister of culture and media until 1991 and minister of labor and social affairs until 1996.[1]
His name was included in the list of Iraqis wanted by the United States at number 18, and he was the "10 of Clubs" in the U.S. deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.[3][4][5]
Latif was arrested on 9 June 2003 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009 in the case of the murder of Mohammad al-Sadr.[6]
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