Mahmud Dhiyab
{{short description|Iraqi diplomat}}
Mahmud Dhiyab al-Ahmad ({{langx|ar|محمود ذياب الأحمد}}; born 1953 in Baghdad or Mosul)[https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2004/11/aviso06lista_en.asp List established pursuant to security council resolution 1483 (2003)] is an Iraqi former diplomat, who held several cabinet-level positions.
Biography
Dhiyab was Iraq's Minister of Agriculture during the Gulf War. In September 1991, he became involved in a dispute with Hussein Kamel al-Majid, Iraq's Minister of Defense, over the reconstruction of Baghdad's Republic Bridge.The Central Intelligence Agency. "Addendums to the Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD", March 2005, p. 6. In the mid-1990s, Dhiyab served as Iraq's Minister of Housing and Reconstruction. He later became Minister of Irrigation, during which time he was a central figure in negotiations with Turkey and Syria over water rights. Dhiyab succeeded Muhammad Zimam Abd Al-Razzaq as Iraq's Interior Minister on May 28, 2001, with Abd al-Razzaq stepping down in order to devote more time to his work as head of the Ba'th Party in Kirkuk and Niniveh.GlobalSecurity.org, "[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2001/19-010601.html RFE/RL Iraq Report], June 1, 2001, Volume 4, Number 19. Rasul Abd-al-Husayn al-Swadi succeeded Dhiyab as Minister of Irrigation. As a result of the Iraq War, Dhiyab was removed from power with the rest of Hussein's regime. After the invasion, he was listed as the seven of spades on the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. American forces announced that they had captured Dhiyab on July 9, 2003,Haven, Paul. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31027-2003Jul9.html U.S. Forces Capture 2 Ex-Iraqi Officials]", The Washington Post, July 9, 2003. but this proved to be an error.Tierney, John. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/world/after-the-war-occupation-ex-official-and-tanker-seized.html AFTER THE WAR: OCCUPATION; Ex-Official and Tanker Seized]", The New York Times, August 10, 2003, p. 110. The real Dhiyab surrendered himself on August 9, 2003.
Dhiyab was released from prison in July 2012 after completing his sentence.{{cite web |url=http://aina.org/news/2012071000459.htm |title=Iraq Frees Saddam Hussein's Interior Minister |website=aina.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425213157/http://aina.org/news/2012071000459.htm |archive-date=2015-04-25}}
References
{{U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis}}
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Category:Agriculture ministers of Iraq
Category:Reconstruction ministers of Iraq
Category:Irrigation ministers of Iraq
Category:Interior ministers of Iraq
Category:Iraqi prisoners of war
Category:Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
Category:Iraq War prisoners of war
Category:Prisoners of war held by the United States
Category:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region politicians