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Aziz Salih Nuhmah (also known as Aziz Saleh al-Numan) was appointed Iraqi governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War; taking over the post from Ali Hassan al-Majid in November 1990, and holding it until 27 February 1991.〔https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AwweY4yYSMIC&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=kuwait+baath+party&source=bl&ots=kJC37xeT3W&sig=4KG931-_8HxI8nNOAI-UmQMXPIs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDUQ6AEwB2oVChMIjoT0-e_oyAIVQjoUCh0hLw4y#v=onepage&q=kuwait%20baath%20party&f=false〕 He is a member of the "dirty dozen", allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. Prior to the U.S. invasion in April 2003, Al-Numan was the Baath Party's regional command chair, responsible for West Baghdad. He was previously the governor of Karbala and Najaf. He was taken into custody on May 22, 2003. At the time, he was the Number 8 on the Central Command's list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis, and was the highest-ranking person on the list of 55 to have been taken into custody to that time. He was one of nine Iraqi leaders that the United States wished to see tried for either war crimes or crimes against humanity.〔Robert Burns, "Senior Baath members arrested". Associated Press, May 23, 2003.〕 He was still held in US custody as of 2006, and did not appear to have yet been indicted.〔(Jurist ) University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, "Hotline Buzz", November 14, 2006.〕 In 2011, he was transferred to Iraqi custody along with five others, tried and sentenced to death.〔() "U.S. hands over Saddam-era officials to Iraqis", CNN, July 15, 2011.〕〔() "Iraq Most Wanted Facts", CNN, October 13, 2013.〕 Nuhmah is the King of Diamonds in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aziz Saleh Nuhmah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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