Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun | |
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محمد زمام عبد الرزاق | |
Ministry of Interior | |
In office 1995 – May 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun 1942 (age 81–82) Dhi Qar, Iraq |
Political 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.
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]
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]