Aziz Al-Yasiri
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Sayyid General Aziz Al-Yasiri | |
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| Born | 1 July 1945 |
| Died | 25 June 2007 (aged 61) |
| Party | Democratic Iraqi Current |
| Spouse | Raja Sami Nouri |
| Alma mater | Iraqi Military College |
General Aziz Al-Yasiri was the Secretary General of the Iraqi Democratic Current.
He was born on July 1, 1945, in Hilla, Babylon Province, Iraq, into the Al-Yasiri tribe. He began his career as a member of the Baath party in 1958, enlisting in the party at the age of 13. After his graduation from the Iraqi Military College in 1966, he moved on to become head of the Baath Party Military Office for the Central Euphrates Region. During this time, he undertook various missions to Berlin and Moscow.
In exile
In August 1980, a year after Saddam Hussein took over the Presidency of Iraq, Lieutenant General Aziz Al-Yasiri left for Vienna, Austria, where he lived until American coalition forces invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam's regime in 2003. During his exile years, he made contacts with various anti-Saddam governments, including the British Foreign Office and the U.S. State Department. He participated in various conferences that prompted the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime and the establishment of a democratic Iraq.
