Aziz Saleh Al-Numan

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Aziz Saleh al-Numan al-Khafaji (Template:Langx; 1 July 1941 – 30 January 2024) was an Iraqi Ba'ath Party Regional Command Chairman. He was appointed Iraqi Governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War; taking over the post from Ali Hassan al-Majid in November 1990, and holding it until 27 February 1991.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He previously served as Governor of Karbala (1976–1979), Governor of Najaf (1979–1986) and Minister of Agriculture (1986–1991).

Biography

Aziz Saleh al-Numan was born on 1 July 1941.<ref>List established pursuant to security council resolution 1483 (2003)</ref><ref name="Tele">Template:Cite news</ref> He was a member of the "dirty dozen", allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. Prior to the U.S. invasion in April 2003, Al-Numan was the Baath Party's regional command chair, responsible for West Baghdad. He was previously the governor of Karbala and Najaf.

He was taken into custody on 22 May 2003. At the time, he was the Number 8 on the Central Command's list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis, and was the highest-ranking person on the list of 55 to have been taken into custody to that time. He was one of nine Iraqi leaders that the United States wished to see tried for either war crimes or crimes against humanity.<ref>Robert Burns, "Senior Baath members arrested". Associated Press, 23 May 2003.</ref>

In 2011, he was transferred to Iraqi custody along with five others, tried and sentenced to death.<ref>[1] "U.S. hands over Saddam-era officials to Iraqis", CNN, 15 July 2011.</ref><ref>[2] "Iraq Most Wanted Facts", CNN, 13 October 2013.</ref>

Al-Numan was the" King of Diamonds" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He died on 30 January 2024, at the age of 82.<ref>وفاة قيادي بـ«حزب البعث» المنحل في «سجن أبو غريب» Template:In lang</ref><ref name="Tele"/>