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Prime minister of Iraq from 1993 to 1994

Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai
احمد حسين خضير السامرائي
Prime Minister of Iraq
In officeSeptember 5, 1993 – April 9, 1994
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
Succeeded by	Saddam Hussein
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-02) 2 July 1941 (age 83)[_citation needed_]Samarra, Kingdom of Iraq

Ahmed Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (Arabic: أحمد حسين خضير السامرائي; born 2 July[_citation needed_] 1941) was Prime Minister of Iraq from 1993 to 1994, during the rule of President Saddam Hussein. He was Minister of Finance from July 1992 to May 1994.[1]

Samarrai maintained the position of chief of the general staff over the years, and was his last position in the presidency office until 2003, post American invasion.[2]

He surrendered to the U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Later on, he was sentenced in 2006.

1. ^ Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2004). Historical dictionary of Iraq. Lanham (Md.) Oxford: Scarecrow press. ISBN 0-8108-4330-7.
2. ^ Britannica