Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai

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Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai
Ahmad in December 2004
Iraqi Minister of Defence
In office 1995–2003
President	Saddam Hussein
Prime Minister	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Ali Hassan al-Majid
Succeeded by	Hazim al-Shaalan
Governor of Nineveh
In office 1994–1999
Preceded by	Muhammad Abdul Qadir al-Daghestani
Succeeded by	Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat
Personal details
Born	1945 (1945) Mosul, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 74–75) Nasiriyah Central Prison, Nasiriyah, Iraq
Conviction(s)	War crimes Crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Children	8 sons and 2 daughters, including Khaled.
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Ground Forces
Years of service	1960–2003
Battles/wars	First Iraqi-Kurdish War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War

Sulṭān Hāshim Aḥmad Muḥammad al-Ṭāʾī (Arabic: سلطان هاشم أحمد محمد الطائي; 1945^[1] – 19 July 2020) was an Iraqi military officer, who served as Minister of Defense under Saddam Hussein's regime. Considered one of Iraq's most competent generals, he was appointed to the position in 1995. During his over 30 year military career, Sultan commanded two brigades, three divisions, and two corps of regular army corps before assuming responsibilities as Minister of Defense.