Ghazi Hamoud Al-Obaidi Explained

Ghazi Hamoud Al-Obaidi
Native Name:	غازي حمود العبيدي
Native Name Lang:	ar
Birth Name:	Ghazi Hamoud Al-Obaidi
Birth Date:	1944
Party:	Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Ghazi Hamoud Al-Obaidi (Arabic: غازي حمود العبيدي; 1944 - April 2007) was an Iraqi politician and a member of the regional leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and was responsible for the organizations of Wasit Governorate. He was born in 1944 in Baghdad.^[1]

He was appointed Governor of Basra in 1980, and Maysan Governor in 1983. ^[2]

After the 2003 invasion

He was arrested during the invasion. However, in April 2005 he was released due to cancer. ^[2]

Death

He died in April 2007 due to cancer. ^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://scsanctions.un.org/8joj8-ar-iraq.html
2. Web site: المناضل غازي العبيدي في ذمة الخلود . articles.abolkhaseb.net . 2018-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111603/http://articles.abolkhaseb.net/ar_articles_2007/0407/qazi_240407.htm . 2022-08-27. 2018-10-21 .