Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai | |
Order: | Prime Minister of Iraq |
Term Start: | September 5, 1993 |
Term End: | April 9, 1994 |
President: | Saddam Hussein |
Predecessor: | Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi |
Successor: | Saddam Hussein |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1941 |
Birth Place: | Samarra, Kingdom of Iraq |
Nationality: | Iraqi |
Native Name: | احمد حسين خضير السامرائي |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (Arabic: أحمد حسين خضير السامرائي; born 2 July 1941) was Prime Minister of Iraq from 1993 to 1994, during the rule of President Saddam Hussein. He was Minister of Finance from July 1992 to May 1994.[1]
Samarrai maintained the position of chief of the general staff over the years, and was his last position in the presidency office until 2003, post American invasion.[2]
He surrendered to the U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Later on, he was sentenced in 2006.