Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist leader and close associate of Saddam Hussein who became a key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri canonical | 3 |
| al-Douri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2767779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Context triple: [Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, notableMember, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri]
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A.
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali," was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist military commander and cousin of Saddam Hussein notorious for overseeing brutal campaigns including chemical attacks against Kurdish civilians.
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B.
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian physician and political leader who co-founded and became a prominent spokesman and leader of the Islamist militant organization Hamas.
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C.
Farouk al-Qaddumi
Farouk al-Qaddumi is a Palestinian political leader and longtime senior figure in the Fatah movement, known for his role in its early leadership and in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Qusay Hussein
Qusay Hussein was the second son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and a powerful figure in his regime, overseeing security and intelligence services until his death in 2003.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Target entity description: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist leader and close associate of Saddam Hussein who became a key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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A.
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali," was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist military commander and cousin of Saddam Hussein notorious for overseeing brutal campaigns including chemical attacks against Kurdish civilians.
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B.
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian physician and political leader who co-founded and became a prominent spokesman and leader of the Islamist militant organization Hamas.
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C.
Farouk al-Qaddumi
Farouk al-Qaddumi is a Palestinian political leader and longtime senior figure in the Fatah movement, known for his role in its early leadership and in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Qusay Hussein
Qusay Hussein was the second son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and a powerful figure in his regime, overseeing security and intelligence services until his death in 2003.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ba'athist
ⓘ
Iraqi politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| cardRank | King of Clubs ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
Iraqi insurgency (post-2003) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-07-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-10-25 ⓘ |
| era | Saddam Hussein era in Iraq ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| familyName |
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Douri
|
| fullName | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Izzat ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| memberOf | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ⓘ |
| militaryRole | key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| movement | Iraqi Ba'athist underground after 2003 ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
considered Saddam Hussein's right-hand man
ⓘ
one of the highest-ranking Ba'athist officials to evade capture for years after 2003 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | went into hiding after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership role in post-2003 Iraqi insurgent activities
ⓘ
senior leadership role in Saddam Hussein's government ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| onWantedList | United States most-wanted Iraqi playing cards ⓘ |
| partOf |
Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council
|
| placeOfBirth |
Ad-Dawr
ⓘ
Salah ad Din Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Salah al-Din Governorate
|
| placeOfDeath | Iraq ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Ba'athism ⓘ pan-Arabism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
ⓘ
Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party ⓘ Vice President of Iraq ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleAfter2003 | alleged leader of the Naqshbandi Army ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy |
United Nations
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Description of subject: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was a senior Iraqi Ba'athist leader and close associate of Saddam Hussein who became a key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Douri