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Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf

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Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (Arabic: محمد سعيد الصحاف; Muḥammad Saʿīd Al-Ṣaḥḥāf, born 30 July 1940) is an Iraqi former diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 2001. He came to worldwide prominence around the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Minister of Information under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, acting as spokesman for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Saddam's government. He has also been nicknamed Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali (a play on "Chemical Ali") for his notable and colorful television appearances as the Information Minister of Iraq.

Infobox

President
Saddam Hussein
Preceded by
Tariq Aziz
Succeeded by
Naji Sabri
Born
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940-07-30) 30 July 1940 (age 85)Hillah, Kingdom of Iraq
Political party
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Alma mater
Baghdad University
Nicknames
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Party
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region

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Preceded byTariq Aziz
Preceded byTariq Aziz
Government offices
Preceded byTariq Aziz
Government offices
Iraqi Foreign Minister 1992–2001
Government offices
Succeeded byNaji Sabri
Preceded byHumam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
Preceded byHumam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
Government offices
Preceded byHumam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
Government offices
Iraqi Information Minister 2001–2003
Government offices
Ministry dissolved
Government offices
Preceded byTariq Aziz
Iraqi Foreign Minister 1992–2001
Succeeded byNaji Sabri
Preceded byHumam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
Iraqi Information Minister 2001–2003
Ministry dissolved

References

  1. "Profile: Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2927031.stm
  2. The Telegraph
    https://web.archive.org/web/20030826170959/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/04/13/wirq213.xml
  3. The Great War For Civilisation
  4. Fox News Channel
    https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-u-s-bags-baghdad-bob
  5. International Center for Journalists
    https://www.icfj.org/news/short-guide-history-fake-news-and-disinformation-new-icfj-learning-module
  6. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jan/13/broadcasting.Iraqandthemedia
  7. Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations from 1897
    https://books.google.com/books?id=2A28fa-Bz9sC&pg=PA591
  8. "'Comical Ali' resurfaces"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3024046.stm
  9. Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media
    https://books.google.com/books?id=O06bOHRW7s8C&pg=PA60
  10. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
    https://books.google.com/books?id=bLWJWJ0qXEAC&q=fiasco+the+american+military+adventure+in+iraq
  11. "We Love the Iraqi Information Minister"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20050306030502/http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/
  12. FoxNews.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060512132345/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85572,00.html
  13. Associated Press
  14. The Atlantic
    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/baghdad-bob-and-his-ridiculous-true-predictions/274241/
  15. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/where-are-they-now-comical-ali-rageh-omaar-and-private-jessica-lynch-tjjlbp2bkj0
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