Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai
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Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai | |
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احمد حسين خضير السامرائي | |
Prime Minister of Iraq | |
In office September 5, 1993 – April 9, 1994 | |
President | Saddam Hussein |
Preceded by | Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi |
Succeeded by | Saddam Hussein |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Samarra, Kingdom of Iraq | 2 July 1941 [
Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (Arabic: أحمد حسين خضير السامرائي; born 2 July[citation needed] 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq. Lanham (Md.) Oxford: Scarecrow press. ISBN 0-8108-4330-7.
- ^ Britannica