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Rizgar Mohammed Amin (Arabic: رزكار محمد أمين) (born 1957) is the former chief judge of the Iraqi Special Tribunal's Al-Dujail trial. He is the only judge whose name was revealed on the trial's opening on 19 October 2005, the names of the other four judges and all but two of his four colleagues faces not allowed to be shown during the televised portions of the trial.(Telegraph.co.uk – 12:30AM GMT 15 January 2006)

Amin graduated from the Law School of Baghdad University in 1980. He is an ethnic Kurd, though he has no record of political activism, or connections to the Peshmerga. He was a regional judge during the presidency of Saddam Hussein. Amin lives in Sulaymaniyah with his wife Nazanin Ahmed (born 1962) and four children, born between 1990 and 2001.

Because he had refused to join the Ba'ath party, he was only admitted to the college of judges in 1990, after working in a subordinate position for ten years. Amin was appointed chief judge of the regional court by Jalal Talabani in the mid-1990s.

On 14 January 2006, he resigned as chief judge of the trials of Saddam Hussein, due to government interference and harsh public criticism. He was replaced by Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman.

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Saddam Hussein judge to quit trial, friend says, Guardian Unlimited 14 January 2006
Saddam trial judge offers to quit, BBC News 15 January 2006
Pressure on Saddam judge to stay in job, Guardian Unlimited 16 January 2006
Iraq court names new Saddam judge, BBC News 23 January 2006

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-[[Image:RizgarAmin.jpg|thumb|175px|Copyright:AP]]'''Rizgar Mohammed Amin''' (born [[1958]]) was the chief judge in the [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]'s [[Al-Dujail trial]]. Amin was the only judge whose identity was revealed on the trial's opening on [[19 October]] [[2005]], the names and faces of his four colleagues remaining secret.
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+{{Inline citations|date=July 2024}}[[File:Rizgar Mohammed Amin (cropped).jpg|thumb|Rizgar Mohammed Amin]]
+'''Rizgar Mohammed Amin''' ({{langx|ar|رزكار محمد أمين}}) (born 1957) is the former chief judge of the [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]'s [[Trials of Saddam Hussein|Al-Dujail trial]]. He is the only judge whose name was revealed on the trial's opening on 19 October 2005, the names of the other four judges and all but two of his four colleagues faces not allowed to be shown during the televised portions of the trial.(Telegraph.co.uk – 12:30AM GMT 15 January 2006)
+Amin graduated from the Law School of [[Baghdad University]] in 1980. He is an ethnic [[Kurds|Kurd]], though he has no record of political activism, or connections to the ''[[Peshmerga]]''. He was a regional judge during the presidency of [[Saddam Hussein]]. Amin lives in [[Sulaymaniyah]] with his wife Nazanin Ahmed (born 1962) and four children, born between 1990 and 2001.
+Because he had refused to join the [[Ba'ath]] party, he was only admitted to the college of judges in 1990, after working in a subordinate position for ten years. Amin was appointed chief judge of the regional court by [[Jalal Talabani]] in the mid-1990s.
-Amin graduated from the Law School of Baghdad University in 1980. He is an ethnic [[Kurds|Kurd]], though he has no record of political activism, or connections to the ''[[Peshmerga]]''. He was a regional judge under [[Saddam Hussein]]'s presidency.  Amin lives in [[Sulaymaniyah]] with his wife Nazanin Ahmed (born 1962) and four children, born between 1990 and 2001.
+On 14 January 2006, he resigned as chief judge of the trials of Saddam Hussein, due to government interference and harsh public criticism. He was replaced by [[Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman]].
-Because he had refused to join the [[Ba'ath]] party, he was only admitted to the college of judges in [[1990]], after working in a subordinate position for ten years. Amin was appointed chief judge of the regional court by [[Jalal Talabani]] in the mid 1990s.
+==External links==
-He tendered his resignation on 14 January 2006, citing public concerns about his perceived softness in dealing with [[Saddam Hussein]]. It is unclear if his colleagues have accepted his resignation yet.
+*[https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,1686396,00.html Saddam Hussein judge to quit trial, friend says], [[Guardian Unlimited]] 14 January 2006
+*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4613098.stm Saddam trial judge offers to quit], [[BBC News Online|BBC News]] 15 January 2006
+*[https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,1687105,00.html Pressure on Saddam judge to stay in job], Guardian Unlimited 16 January 2006
+*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4639488.stm  Iraq court names new Saddam judge], BBC News 23 January 2006
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+[[Category:20th-century Iraqi judges]]
+[[Category:Iraqi Kurdish people]]
+[[Category:1957 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:University of Baghdad alumni]]
+[[Category:21st-century Iraqi judges]]
-==External links==
-*[http://www.financial-times.de/km/ko/26947.html?eid=40&imgpopup=1&nv=Image0 portrait image]
-*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4613098.stm BBC Article: Saddam judge 'resigns from trial']
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-[[Category:Kurdish people|Amin, Rizgar Mohammed]]
-[[Category:1958 births|Amin, Rizgar Mohammed]]