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COMMANDER // 1941–2010

Ali Hassan al-Majid

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Lifespan

1941 – 2010

1950196019701980199020002010Iran–Iraq War · 1980-1988Gulf War · 1990–1991Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodLiberation of Khorramshahr — April 24, 1982 · Iraq · Iran–Iraq WarHundred-Hour Ground War — Feb 1991 · Iraq · Gulf WarOperation Desert Storm — January 17, 1991 · Iraq · Gulf War2003 invasion of Iraq — March 20, 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarIraqi invasion of Kuwait — August 2, 2009 · Iraq · Gulf War

Active service 1982–2009 — 5 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 41.

Profile

Colonel General Ali Hassan al-Majid al-Tikriti, was an Iraqi military officer and politician under Saddam Hussein who served as defense minister, interior minister, and chief of the General Security. He was also the governor of Kuwait during much of the Gulf War.

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Battles (5)

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