Saadi Toma Abbas

Saadi Toma Abbas (Arabic: سعدي طعمة عباس‎; 17 March 1939 – 23 June 2020) was a former Iraqi military and politician. He was born in 1939 and held various ministerial positions during the rule of Saddam Hussein.

Saadi Toma Abbas سعدي طعمة عباس
Minister of Defence
In office 12 December 1990 – 6 April 1991
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Abdul Jabbar Khalil Shanshal
Succeeded by	Ali Hassan al-Majid
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office 28 June 1998 – 28 June 2002
Preceded by	Abdul Hamid Abdul Aziz Al-Sayegh
Succeeded by	Munther Muzaffar al-Naqshbandi
Personal details
Born	17 March 1939 Baghdad, Iraq
Died	23 June 2020 (aged 81) Dhi Qar, Iraq
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Army
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Gulf War 1991 uprising in Iraq 2003 invasion of Iraq

On 12 December 1990, he was appointed as Ministry of Defence and remained in office until 6 April 1991. He worked as military advisor at the Presidential Court from 6 April 1991 to 1998. In 1998 he was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs and remained in his position until 29 June 2002.

He was arrested by the American forces in 2003.

Trial

On 2 December 2008, the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison for suppressing the 1991 uprising in Iraq while he was serving as commander of the military forces in the southern region. [1]

Death

He died in the Al-Hout prison in Dhi Qar on 23 June 2020. [2]

References

1. أ.ف.ب, بغداد-. "حكم بالإعدام على "الكيمياوي" في قضية قمع "الانتفاضة الشعبانية" - سياسة - تقارير وترجمات - الإمارات اليوم". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-22.
2. www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/2306202019. Retrieved 2020-07-22. Missing or empty |title= (help)