Ali Hassan al-Majid | |
|---|---|
علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي | |
 Al-Majid at an investigative hearing in 2004 | |
| Director of the Directorate of General Security | |
| In office 1980–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Nadhim Kzar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman al-Duri |
| Director of the Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1995 – 9 April 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Saadi Toma Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office March 1991 – April 1991 | |
| Secretary of the Northern Bureau of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office March 1987 – April 1989 | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office June 1982 – 9 April 2003 | |
| Governor of Kuwait Governorate | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي ʿAlī Ḥasan Majīd al-Tikrītī c. 1941[a] Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 25 January 2010 (aged 68–69) Camp Justice, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Relations | Hisham (brother) Kamel (brother) Fatima (sister) Saddam Hussein (cousin) Hussein (nephew) Saddam (nephew) Hussein Majid (uncle) Khairallah (brother-in-law) |
| Parent | Hassan Majid |
| Nickname | "Chemical Ali" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
| Years of service | 1959–2003 |
| Rank |  Colonel General |
| Commands | National Defense Battalions |
| Battles/wars | |
Ali Hassan Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: علي حسن مجيد التكريت, romanized: ʿAlī Ḥasan Majīd al-Tikrītī; c. 1941[a] – 25 January 2010),[7] was an Iraqi military officer and politician under Saddam Hussein who served as defence minister, interior minister, and chief of the Iraqi Intelligence Service. He was also the governor of Kuwait during much of the 1990–91 Gulf War.
A first cousin of former Ba'athist Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, al-Majid became notorious in the 1980s and 1990s for his alleged role in the Iraqi government's campaigns against internal opposition forces, namely the ethnic Kurdish rebels of the north, and the Shia rebels of the south. Repressive measures included deportations and mass killings; al-Majid was dubbed "Chemical Ali" (علي الكيماوي, Ali Al-Kīmyāwī) by Iraqis for his use of chemical weapons in attacks against the Kurds.[8]
Al-Majid was captured following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and was charged by the Iraqi government with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. He was convicted in June 2007 and sentenced to death for crimes of genocide against the Kurds committed in the al-Anfal campaign of the 1980s.[9] His appeal of the death sentence was rejected on 4 September 2007, and he was sentenced to death for the fourth time on 17 January 2010 and was hanged eight days later, on 25 January 2010.[10]
- ^ "the wip list". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Obituary: Ali Hassan al-Majid". Al Jazeera. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Moves to Freeze Funds of Iraq's "Most Wanted"". globalsecurity.org. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "ANNEX TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND'S NOTICE ON IRAQ" (PDF). Bank of England. 2 July 2003. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "RECENT OFAC ACTIONS". United States Department of the Treasury; Office of Foreign Assets Control. 24 June 2003. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Are Jews Treated any Fair in Prison? Anti-Semitism inside Prisons". zionism-israel.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "علي حسن المجيد". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ How the mighty are falling,The Economist, 5 July 2007
- ^ "The Anfal Campaign Against the Kurds". A Middle East Watch Report: Human Rights Watch 1993.
- ^ "Saddam Hussein's henchman 'Chemical Ali' executed". www.telegraph.co.uk. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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