Chemical Ali: Saddam Hussein's Cousin Executed at About 68

Ali Hassan al-Majid was an Iraqi official and a cousin of Saddam Hussein. Born around 1941 in al-Awja, near Tikrit, he rose through the Ba'ath Party.

He led the Ba'ath Party's Northern Bureau in the late 1980s and oversaw the Anfal campaign against Iraqi Kurds, which included chemical weapons attacks, earning him the nickname Chemical Ali. He governed occupied Kuwait in 1990-1991 and later served as defense minister.

He was captured after the 2003 invasion and sentenced to death by Iraqi courts on several counts. He was hanged at Camp Justice in Baghdad on January 25, 2010.

Achievements: Iraqi defense minister, interior minister and governor of Kuwait.

Birth: About 1941 - al-Awja, near Tikrit, Iraq.

Profession: Government official.

Interesting Facts: He was condemned in multiple trials.