Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf

Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
Al-Sahhaf in 1996
Foreign Minister of Iraq
In office 6 June 1992 – 23 October 2001
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Tariq Aziz
Succeeded by	Naji Sabri
Minister of Media and Foreign Affairs
In office 23 October 2001 – 1 May 2003
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur
Succeeded by	None, Ministry dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1940-07-30)July 30, 1940
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Alma mater	Baghdad University

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (Arabic: محمد سعيد الصحاف Muḥammad Saʿīd Al-Ṣaḥḥāf; 30 July 1940 – ) also known as Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali, is an Iraqi former diplomat and politician. He became well known during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Media and Foreign Affairs Minister under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He was spokesman for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Saddam's government.^[1]

References

1. Whipple, Tom; Garlick, Hattie (March 19, 2008). "Where are they now? Comical Ali, Rageh Omaar and Private Jessica Lynch". The Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.