Alaa Hussein Ali
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Ala'a Hussein Ali Jaber Al-Khafaji
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علاء حسين علي جبر الخفاجي
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Ali in 1990
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| Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| In office 4 August 1990 – 28 August 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Ali Hassan al-Majid (as Governor of Kuwait) Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Prime Minister | Saddam Hussein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Party | Ba'ath |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kuwait (1976–1990) Iraq (1990–2000) |
| Rank | Kuwait Second lieutenant Ba'athist Iraq Colonel |
Ala'a Hussein Ali Al-Khafaji[a] (born 1958) is a Kuwaiti-born Iraqi military officer who served as the leader of the Republic of Kuwait, a brief puppet government in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.
Political career
Al-Khafaji held dual nationalities as an Iraqi and Kuwaiti, having grown up in Kuwait and studied in Baghdad where he became a member of the ruling Ba'ath Party. He held the rank of second lieutenant in the Kuwaiti army prior to the invasion, during the invasion however, Al-Khafaji was promoted to colonel in Baghdad and placed at the head of a 9-member puppet government. On August 9, 1990, Kuwait was annexed by Iraq and Al-Khafaji became the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister.
Trial and imprisonment
In 1993, Al-Khafaji was sentenced in absentia to death by hanging for treason by the Kuwaiti government. In January 2000 he returned to Kuwait after having fled to Norway to attempt to appeal the sentence. The court however, affirmed his conviction on May 3, 2000. In March 2001, his sentence was commuted by the court of cassation to life in prison instead due to his voluntary return.[2]
In September 2024, the Kuwaiti government revoked Al-Khafaji's Kuwaiti citizenship on grounds of high treason.[3][4]
Notes
References
- ^ "6 أيام كويتية غامضة.. "علاء الخفاجي" الحاكم بأمر صدام" (in Arabic). 964media. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ^ "علاء حسين... يوم لا ينفع الندم!" (in Arabic). Aljarida. 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Kuwait revokes citizenship of former Iraqi officer and Kuwaiti sergeant". Shafaq News. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ kuwaitTimes (2024-09-14). "Kuwait revokes citizenship of ex-head of Iraq's puppet govt - kuwaitTimes". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2025-10-22.