Husain al-Radi

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Husain al-Radi
Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party
In office June 1955 – February 1963
Preceded by	Hamid Uthman
Succeeded by	Aziz Muhammad
Personal details
Born	1924 Kingdom of Iraq
Died	24 February 1963 (aged 39) Iraq
Cause of death	Torture (as said by the government)
Nationality	Iraqi
Political party	Iraqi Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Thamina Naji Youssef
Children	Iman Al-Musawi, Shatha Al-Musawi, Ali Al-Moussaoui
Profession	Politician Teacher

Husain Ar-Radi (1924, Najaf – 24 February 1963, Baghdad), also known as Hashiim, 'Ammar, and Salam Adil, was an Iraqi communist politician as well as a poet and painter. He was the leader of the Iraqi Communist Party from 1955 until his death by execution or under torture after the Baathist coup in 1963.

4. Krikor Badrossian

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   Krikor Badrossian was an Armenian communist politician. He was a musician by profession. Badrossian arrived in Baghdad from Lebanon in 1937, where he joined the Iraqi Communist Party.^[1] He became a Central Committee member of the party.^[1] Badrossian headed the Armenian section of the party.^[1][2] In January 1950 he was arrested, along with many other communist leaders, in a police raid.^[3] In 1953 the Iraqi government