Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
In July 1973, allegedly motivated by the dominance of Sunnis in Iraq, he led an unsuccessful coup against President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. He took hostage the minister of interior Sa'adiun Gheidan and minister of defense Hamid Shehab. He had intended to assassinate Bakr when his plane landed in Baghdad, but the flight was late and the assassination attempt was aborted. He shot dead both ministers after his convoy was captured as he attempted to flee to Iran.