Iraqi music stars who deceased at age 66
Here are 2 famous musicians from Iraq died at 66:
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti (February 27, 1947 Tikrit-July 8, 2013 Baghdad) otherwise known as سبعاوي إبراهيم التكريتي was an Iraqi official and politician. He had six children, Omar al-Tikriti, Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim, Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim, Ibrahim Sabawi Ibrahim, Sa'd Sabawi Ibrahim and Yasir Sabawi Ibrahim.
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti was a half-brother of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. He served as the director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service during Saddam's regime and was also a member of the Revolutionary Command Council. After the fall of Saddam's regime, Sabawi went into hiding but was eventually captured by the US military and handed over to the Iraqi authorities. He was then put on trial and sentenced to death. He denied any involvement in human rights abuses committed by the regime and claimed that he had been working on his own to promote economic development in Iraq. There were also suspicions that he had been involved in financing terrorist activities. Sabawi's death was seen by some as a symbol of the end of an era in Iraqi politics.
He died as a result of cancer.
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Yusuf Salman Yusuf
Yusuf Salman Yusuf (April 5, 2015 Baghdad-February 14, 1949) was an Iraqi politician.
He earned a law degree from Istanbul University and later became a prominent politician during the British mandate of Iraq. Yusuf served as a member of the Iraqi parliament from 1925 to 1929 and again from 1932 to 1949. He also held several positions in the Iraqi government, including Minister of Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Yusuf was known for his staunch opposition to the Baghdad Pact, a military alliance between Iraq and several Western countries. He was assassinated in 1949 by a member of a rival political faction. Yusuf's legacy as a nationalist and advocate for Iraqi independence continues to be celebrated in Iraq today.
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