. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Mar ou f ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁cust ody ▁on ▁Friday , ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁captured ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁S add am ▁deput ies ▁Ab del ▁T aw ab ▁Mul lah ▁Hu we ish , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Military ▁Indust rial ization ▁and ▁a ▁deput y ▁prime ▁minister ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁arms ▁proc ure ment , ▁and ▁M iz ban ▁Kh adr ▁H adi ▁commander ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁military ▁regions ▁S add am ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Mar ou f ▁was ▁# 2 4 ▁( initial ly ▁# 4 2 ) ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁list ▁of ▁most - w anted ▁Ira q is . ▁He ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁nine ▁of ▁diam onds ▁in ▁the ▁Most - w anted ▁Ira qi ▁playing ▁cards . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Am man , ▁Jordan . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Er bil , ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : V ice ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁Ira q ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁uncertain ▁Category : I ra qi ▁Kur dist ani ▁polit icians ▁Category : I ra qi ▁Kur d ish ▁people ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Ira q