Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun
{{Short description|Iraqi politician and war criminal}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun
| native_name = محمد زمام عبد الرزاق
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun (cropped).jpg
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| order = Ministry of Interior
| term_start = 1995
| term_end = May 2001
| birth_name = Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}}
| birth_place = Dhi Qar, Iraq
| party = Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
| width = 200
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Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun ({{langx|ar|محمد زمام عبد الرزاق}}) is an Iraqi politician and convicted war criminal.
Biography
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.{{cite web|author=IO Internet Team |url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2004/11/aviso06lista_en.asp |title=Imprensa Oficial - List Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003) |publisher=Bo.io.gov.mo |access-date=3 January 2022}} 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.{{cite web |author=صحيفة اليوم |url=http://www.alyaum.com/article/1150633 |title=صحيفة اليوم : اعتقال وزير الداخلية العراقي الأسبق |publisher= |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908172109/http://www.alyaum.com/article/1150633 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 |title=أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟ - BBC Arabic |publisher= |access-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425082115/http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 |archive-date=25 April 2018 |url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2001/19-010601.html |title=RFE/RL iraq Report |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=1 June 2001|access-date=3 January 2022}}
After the 2003 invasion
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. On 9 April 2009, he was sentenced to life in prison over involvement in the ethnic cleansing of Kurds and other minorities.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiosawa.com/archive/2011/04/18/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-15-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A|title=الحكم 15 عاما على طارق عزيز في قضية التطهير العرقي|website=Radiosawa|access-date=4 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radiosawa.com/archive/2009/03/02/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9|title=أحكام بالإعدام لمجيد والنومان وتبرئة عزيز في قضية "صلاة الجمعة"|website=Radiosawa|access-date=4 January 2022}}
References
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{{Ba'ath Party}}
{{U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis}}
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Category:People from Dhi Qar Province
Category:Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Category:Iraq War prisoners of war
Category:Iraqi prisoners of war
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