Ali Hassan al-Majid
| Ali Hassan al-Majid | |
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| علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي | |
Ali Hassan al-Majid at an investigative hearing in 2004
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| Governor of Kuwait | |
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In office August 1990 – February 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Director of the Intelligence Service | |
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In office 1995 – 9 April 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Defense | |
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In office 1991–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Saadi Tuma Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai |
| Minister of Interior | |
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In office March 1991 – April 1991 |
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| Secretary of the Northern Bureau of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
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In office March 1987 – April 1989 |
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| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
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In office June 1982 – 9 April 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī 1941? Tikrit, Iraq |
| Died | 25 January 2010 (aged 68) Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Executed by hanging |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Relations | Saddam Hussein (first cousin) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | "Chemical Ali" |
| Allegiance |
 Iraq
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| Service/branch |
Iraqi Army
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| Years of service | 1959–2003 |
| Rank |
 Colonel General
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| Commands | National Defense Battalions |
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Kurdish–Iraqi conflict
Iran–Iraq War
Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; Arabic: علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي; 1941? - January 2010) was a Ba'athist Iraqi Defense Minister, Interior Minister, military commander and chief of the Iraqi Intelligence Service. He was also the governor of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
A first cousin of former Ba'athist Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, he became notorious in the 1980s and 1990s for his 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-Kīmāwiiyy) by Iraqis for his use of chemical weapons in attacks against the Kurds.
Al-Majid was captured following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. He was convicted in June 2007 and was sentenced to death for crimes of genocide against the Kurds committed in the al-Anfal campaign of the 1980s. 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.
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