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Alaa Hussein Ali

Alaa Hussein Ali

Head of Kuwait's puppet government during Iraqi invasion

Ala'a Hussein Ali Al-Khafaji Al-Jaber (Arabic: علاء حسين علي خفاجي الجابر ; born c. 1948) served as the head of a brief puppet government in Kuwait Republic of Kuwait)August 4–8, 1990) during the initial stages of the Gulf War.

Quick Facts Ala'a Hussein Ali Jaber Al-Khafajiعلاء حسين علي جبر الخفاجي, Prime Minister of Kuwait ...

Career

Ali held dual nationalities as an Iraqi and Kuwaiti, having grown up in Kuwait and studied in Baghdad where he became a member of the ruling Baath party. Having held a lieutenant's commission in the Kuwaiti army prior to the invasion, Ali was promoted to colonel in Baghdad and placed at the head of a 9-member puppet government during the invasion. A week later Kuwait was annexed by Iraq and Ali became Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister.

In 1993, Ali was sentenced in absentia to death by hanging for treason by the Kuwaiti government. In January 2000 he returned to Kuwait attempting to appeal the sentence. The court however, affirmed Ali's conviction on May 3, 2000. In March 2001, his sentence was commuted to life in prison.[1]

References

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    "This Day in Kuwait's History". Kuwait News Agency. Retrieved 2010-09-16.[permanent dead link]


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