Sulṭān Hāshim Aḥmad Muḥammad al-Ṭāʾī (Arabic: سلطان هاشم أحمد محمد الطائي; 1945[1] – 19 July 2020) was an Iraqi military officer, who served as Minister of Defense under Saddam Hussein's regime. Considered one of Iraq's most competent generals, he was appointed to the position in 1995. During his over 30 year military career, Sultan commanded two brigades, three divisions, and two corps of regular army corps before assuming responsibilities as Minister of Defense.
Sultan served in the Iraqi Army during the Iran–Iraq War and later in the Persian Gulf War, signing the ceasefire that ended it. He survived several purges and became the highest-ranking general in the Iraqi Army. He was regarded largely as a figurehead in the Iraqi military without any amount of real control.
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As the invasion of Iraq loomed, it was reported in The Guardian in February 2003 that Sultan had been placed under house arrest by Saddam Hussein, in a move that was apparently designed to prevent a coup.[2] He criticized Qusay Hussein’s handling of the Iraqi Republican Guard, saying Qusay “knew nothing [about commanding military]. He understood only simple military things like a civilian. We prepared information and advice for him and he'd accept it or not.” [3] Nevertheless, he continued to appear on Iraqi state-run T.V., to preserve a sense of normality.
Sultan was number 27 on the United States' list of most wanted former Iraqi officials. On 19 September 2003, after nearly a week of negotiations, he gave himself up in Mosul to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Dawood Bagistani, who arranged the surrender to Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, said Sultan was handed over "with great respect" and was with his family at the time. Bagistani said the U.S. military had promised to remove Sultan's name from the list of 55 most-wanted, meaning he would not face indefinite confinement and possible prosecution. "We trust the promise," Bagistani said.
Special treatment for Sultan al-Tai could be an effort to defuse the guerrilla-style attacks that were taking a toll on American soldiers. Many of the attackers were thought to be former soldiers in Saddam's army. Seeing their former military leader well-treated by the Americans might have encouraged them to lay down their arms.
On 24 June 2007, he was sentenced to death by hanging for war crimes and crimes against humanity. However his execution was not carried out because of public disapproval from Iraq's president Jalal Talabani.[4] In May 2018, Iraq's Parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri requested a pardon for Sultan al-Tai, citing medical reasons.[5] He then was transferred from the prison in Nasiriyah to a prison in Baghdad.[6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sultan Hashim Ahmad al Tai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sulṭan Hashim Aḥmad Muḥammad al Ṭaʾi Arabic سلطان هاشم أحمد محمد الطائي 1945 1 19 July 2020 was an Iraqi military officer who served as Minister of Defense under Saddam Hussein s regime Considered one of Iraq s most competent generals he was appointed to the position in 1995 During his over 30 year military career Sultan commanded two brigades three divisions and two corps of regular army corps before assuming responsibilities as Minister of Defense Sultan Hashim Ahmad al TaiAhmad in December 2004Iraqi Minister of DefenceIn office 1995 2003PresidentSaddam HusseinPrime MinisterSaddam HusseinPreceded byAli Hassan al MajidSucceeded byHazim al ShaalanGovernor of NinevehIn office 1994 1999Preceded byMuhammad Abdul Qadir al DaghestaniSucceeded byAbdul Wahid Shannan ar RibatPersonal detailsBorn1945 1945 Mosul Kingdom of IraqDied19 July 2020 2020 07 19 aged 74 75 Nasiriyah Central Prison Nasiriyah IraqConviction s War crimesCrimes against humanityCriminal penaltyDeath commuted to life imprisonmentPolitical partyArab Socialist Ba ath PartyChildren8 sons and 2 daughters including Khaled Military serviceAllegianceIraqBranch service Iraqi Ground ForcesYears of service1960 2003Battles warsFirst Iraqi Kurdish War Six Day War Yom Kippur War Iran Iraq War Persian Gulf War Contents 1 Career 1 1 Persian Gulf War 1 2 Iraq War 1 3 Death 2 References 3 External linksCareer editPersian Gulf War edit Sultan served in the Iraqi Army during the Iran Iraq War and later in the Persian Gulf War signing the ceasefire that ended it He survived several purges and became the highest ranking general in the Iraqi Army He was regarded largely as a figurehead in the Iraqi military without any amount of real control Iraq War edit As the invasion of Iraq loomed it was reported in The Guardian in February 2003 that Sultan had been placed under house arrest by Saddam Hussein in a move that was apparently designed to prevent a coup 2 He criticized Qusay Hussein s handling of the Iraqi Republican Guard saying Qusay knew nothing about commanding military He understood only simple military things like a civilian We prepared information and advice for him and he d accept it or not 3 Nevertheless he continued to appear on Iraqi state run T V to preserve a sense of normality Sultan was number 27 on the United States list of most wanted former Iraqi officials On 19 September 2003 after nearly a week of negotiations he gave himself up in Mosul to the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault Dawood Bagistani who arranged the surrender to Maj Gen David Petraeus said Sultan was handed over with great respect and was with his family at the time Bagistani said the U S military had promised to remove Sultan s name from the list of 55 most wanted meaning he would not face indefinite confinement and possible prosecution We trust the promise Bagistani said Special treatment for Sultan al Tai could be an effort to defuse the guerrilla style attacks that were taking a toll on American soldiers Many of the attackers were thought to be former soldiers in Saddam s army Seeing their former military leader well treated by the Americans might have encouraged them to lay down their arms On 24 June 2007 he was sentenced to death by hanging for war crimes and crimes against humanity However his execution was not carried out because of public disapproval from Iraq s president Jalal Talabani 4 In May 2018 Iraq s Parliament speaker Salim al Jabouri requested a pardon for Sultan al Tai citing medical reasons 5 He then was transferred from the prison in Nasiriyah to a prison in Baghdad 6 Death edit Sultan al Tai died on 19 July 2020 from a heart attack in the Nasiriyah Central Prison 7 References edit وفاة سلطان هاشم وزير الدفاع في نظام صدام حسين شفق نيوز Iraqi defence minister under house arrest World news The Guardian TheGuardian com 26 August 2013 Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 ANALYZING THE ENEMY Daily Press 25 March 2006 Retrieved 23 January 2023 Iraqi president opposes minister s hanging The Irish Times Retrieved 17 March 2020 Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker seeks pardon for Saddam Hussein s Defense Minister www kurdistan24 net Retrieved 17 March 2020 Saddam s former minister pleads for clemency as health deteriorates The National 28 May 2018 Retrieved 17 March 2020 تلفزيون الناصرية وفاة وزير الدفاع الاسبق سلطان هاشم في سجن الحوت 19 July 2020 Archived from the original on 7 August 2021 Retrieved 19 July 2020 External links editGuardian website From Ally to Adversary Ex Saddam defense minister set to be executed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sultan Hashim Ahmad al Tai amp oldid 1217374980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
