Adnan al-Hamdani

Adnan al-Hamdani (died 1979) was an Iraqi official. He was appointed as the Minister of Planning in late 1975,[1] and as the Deputy Prime Minister five days before his execution in 1979 as part of the 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge.[2] He was reportedly shot dead by Barzan al-Tikriti.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Coughlin, Con (2002). Saddam: The Secret Life. London, U.K.: MacMillan. p. 128. ISBN 0-333-78200-3. In order to put the chemical weapons plan into effect in late 1975, Saddam moved Adnan al-Hamdani to the all-powerful Ministry of Planning where he could oversee Iraq's entire industrial development.
  2. ^ a b Coughlin, Con (2002). Saddam: The Secret Life. London, U.K.: MacMillan. pp. 159–161. ISBN 0-333-78200-3. The most surprising name on the list was that of Adnan Hussein al-Hamdani, whom Saddam had only five days previously appointed his deputy prime minister and head of the president's office.
  3. ^ Hamza, Khidhir (2000). Saddam's Bombmaker. New York: Scribner. p. 114. ISBN 978-0684873862.
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