▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 0 . ▁J ub uri ▁is ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁al - It ij ah ▁al - A k har ▁newspaper ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian - based ▁Ar rai ▁TV . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁She ikh ▁of ▁the ▁Al - J ib uri ▁tribe , ▁which ▁is ▁powerful ▁in ▁Sal ah ud din ▁Governor ate . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁investig ating ▁official ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁under ▁S add am ▁ ▁Al - J ub uri ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Al - Sh ir q at , ▁located ▁between ▁T ik rit ▁and ▁Mos ul . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁junior ▁She ikh ▁of ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁J ub uri ▁tribe . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁J ub uri ▁said ▁the ▁President ▁met ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁c ash , ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁facil itated ▁him ▁becoming ▁a ▁journalist , ▁bu ying ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁and ▁adm iration . ▁During ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War , ▁he ▁helped ▁S add am ▁rec ruit ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁J ub uri ▁people ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Special ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁and ▁Republican ▁Guard . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁" int imate ▁friend " ▁of ▁U day ▁Hus