Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun explained

Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun
Native Name:محمد زمام عبد الرزاق
Native Name Lang:ar
Order:Ministry of Interior
Term Start:1995
Term End:May 2001
Birth Name:Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun
Birth Place:Dhi Qar, Iraq
Party:Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun (Arabic: محمد زمام عبد الرزاق) is an Iraqi politician and convicted war criminal.

Biography

Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun was born in 1942 in Suq al-Shuyukh District in al-Muntafiq Brigade (currently Dhi Qar Governorate). He belongs to al-Saadoun tribe.[1] He held several positions during the rule of the Arab Socialist Baath Party in Iraq, including a member of the Revolutionary Command Council and Governor of Saladin Governorate.[2] [3] He completed his studies in law and political science. He served as Minister of the Interior from 1995 to May 2001, when he was succeeded by Mahmud Dhiyab.[4]

After the 2003 invasion

He was on the list of Iraqis most wanted by the United States and was arrested at his home in Al-Saydiya neighborhood in Baghdad on 15 February 2004.[2] On 9 April 2009, he was sentenced to life in prison over involvement in the ethnic cleansing of Kurds and other minorities.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IO Internet Team . Imprensa Oficial - List Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003) . Bo.io.gov.mo . 3 January 2022.
  2. Web site: صحيفة اليوم . صحيفة اليوم : اعتقال وزير الداخلية العراقي الأسبق . 3 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908172109/http://www.alyaum.com/article/1150633 . 8 September 2017 . dead.
  3. Web site: أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟ - BBC Arabic . 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425082115/http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 . 25 April 2018 . dead.
  4. Web site: John Pike . RFE/RL iraq Report . Globalsecurity.org . 1 June 2001. 3 January 2022.
  5. Web site: الحكم 15 عاما على طارق عزيز في قضية التطهير العرقي. Radiosawa. 4 January 2022.
  6. Web site: أحكام بالإعدام لمجيد والنومان وتبرئة عزيز في قضية "صلاة الجمعة". Radiosawa. 4 January 2022.