Rafi Abd Latif Tilfah
Iraqi official
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Rafi ibn Abd al-Latif ibn Talfah (Arabic: رافع عبد اللطيف طلفاح التكريتي; born in 1954 in Tikrit) is the last head of the Iraqi Directorate of General Security secret police force at the end of President Saddam Hussein's reign. A maternal cousin of Saddam,[1] Rafi went into hiding during the Iraq War, when a United States-led Coalition invaded the country and overthrew Saddam Hussein's government. A key aide to General al-Douri, Rafi al-Tikriti provided information and actionable intelligence on anti-regime individuals and opposition groups in each governorate of Iraq, particularly Kurdish, Iranian, and Turkmen.[2]
Khairallah (uncle)
Subha (aunt)
Badra (aunt)
Saddam Hussein (cousin)
Rafi Abd Latif Talfah al-Tikriti | |
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Most-wanted Iraqi playing card of Rafi | |
| Director of the General Security | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Party | Ba'ath Party |
| Relations | Hani (brother) Khairallah (uncle) Subha (aunt) Badra (aunt) Saddam Hussein (cousin) |
Career
Rafi was the "jack of hearts" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards during the Iraq War. As of 2025, he is still at large.[3][4]
In 2018, Iraqi authorities published a list of the 60 most-wanted people, among them Rafi.[5]
