Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun

Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun (Arabic: محمد زمام عبد الرزاق) is an Iraqi politician and convicted war criminal.

Muhammad Zimam al-Sadun
محمد زمام عبد الرزاق
Ministry of Interior
In office 1995 – May 2001
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun 1942 (age 82–83) Dhi Qar, Iraq
Political party	Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

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.^[2] On 9 April 2009, he was sentenced to life in prison over involvement in the ethnic cleansing of Kurds and other minorities.^[5][6]