The Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, officially the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, was the highest decision-making organ of the Ba'ath Party organization in Iraq. The Regional Command has normally had 19–21 members throughout its history. When in power, the Directorate of Security Affairs was responsible for the security of the president and the senior members of the Regional Command.

The Iraqi Regional Branch was organized on the Marxist–Leninist model, with a small elite, the Regional Command, controlling the party from the top down. As in the Soviet Union, the party leadership became the government. While the Regional Command was the de facto highest legislative and executive organ of state and party, the Revolutionary Command Council was according to the 1970 Constitution of Iraq "the supreme body of the state." In theory, the Regional Command was to be subordinate to the National Command.

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Secretary of the Regional Command Portrait Name Tenure Took office Left office Duration 1 Fuad al-Rikabi 1954 29 November 1959 5 years 2 Talib El-Shibib 2 February 1960 May 1962 3 Ali Salih al-Sa'di May 1962 25 September 1963 4 Hamdi Abd al-Majid 25 September 1963 11 November 1963 5 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr 11 November 1963 February 1964 6 Saddam Hussein February 1964 October 1966 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr October 1966 16 July 1979 Saddam Hussein 16 July 1979 30 December 2006 7 Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 3 January 2007 26 October 2020 8 Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed 3 January 2007 Incumbent

Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command Portrait Name Tenure Took office Left office Duration Unknown (pre–1966) 1 Saddam Hussein October 1966 16 July 1979 2 Taha Yassin Ramadan 16 July 1979 September 1991 3 Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri September 1991 3 January 2007 Unknown (2007–present)

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Members +Members of the 1st–12th Regional Commands Name Took office Left office Term(s) Duration December 1955 29 November 1959 2 December 1955 1957 1 December 1955 1957 1 2 February 1960 May 1962 2 1957 July 1960 2 1957 29 November 1959 1 1957 29 November 1959 1 1957 25 September 19634 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 1957 29 November 1959 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 1957 29 November 1959 1 2 February 1960 11 November 1963 4 2 February 1960 25 September 1963 1 June 1982 September 1991 1 1994 18 May 2001 1 2 February 1960 February 1964 5 2 February 1960 July 1960 1 May 1962 11 November 1963 2 May 1962 11 November 1963 2 May 1962 11 November 1963 2 May 1962 11 November 1963 2 25 September 1963 11 November 1963 1 25 September 1963 11 November 1963 1 11 November 1963 16 July 1979 5 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 September 1971年 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 1 August 1965 9 April 2003 9 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 1967 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 11 November 1963 February 1964 1 February 1964 9 April 2003 8 February 1964 October 1965 3 February 1964 October 1966 3 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 February 1964 March 1970 3 February 1964 1973 3 February 1964 October 1966 1 October 1966 1971 2 October 1966 January 1974 2 October 1966 9 April 2003 8 October 1966 1970 2 October 1966 November 1968 1 November 1966 9 April 2003 November 1968 1971 2 November 1968 September 1969 1 January 1974 June 1982 2 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 January 1974 January–March 1977 1 January 1974 March 1977 1 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 January 1974 16 July 1979 1 January 1974 September 1982 2 January 1974 September 1982 2 January 1974 June 1982 2 January 1974 June 1982 2 January 1974 June 1982 2 January 1974 4 May 1989 3 January 1974 September 1991 3 January 1974 September 1991 3 January 1974 September 1991 3 June 1982 1994 2 June 1982 September 1991 1 June 1982 September 1991 1 June 1982 September 1991 1 June 1982 18 May 2001 3 June 1982 18 May 2001 3 June 1982 9 April 2003 4 June 1982 9 April 2003 4 June 1982 September 1991 1 19949 April 2003 2 September 1991 1994 1 September 1991 1994 1 September 1991 1994 1 September 1991 1994 1 September 1991 1994 1 September 1991 18 May 2001 2 September 1991 18 May 2001 2 September 1991 9 April 2003 3 1994 18 May 2001 1 1994 18 May 2001 1 1994 9 April 2003 1 1994 9 April 2003 2 1994 9 April 2003 2 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1 18 May 2001 9 April 2003 1

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