“A Capitalist to the Heart”: An Iraqi Tobacco Tycoon Thrived in the Chaos of Sanctions and War
Iraqi tycoon Waheb Tabra worked with Saddam Hussein's son in the 1990s before making a fortune smuggling cigarettes. Since...
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Jalal Talabani
Smoke and Mirrors: How the “Father” of Iraq’s Cigarette Smugglers Built An Empire
Iraqi tycoon Nizar Hanna Nasri sits atop an empire spanning pharmaceuticals, liquor imports, and some of Erbil’s most...