Amer Mohammad Rashid
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Amer Mohammad Rashid al-Ubaidi is an Iraqi politician.
Rashid served as Oil Minister under Saddam Hussein. A former general in Iraq's army, he also advised Hussein on other matters, and was sometimes referred to as "Missile Man" in reference to his expertise with weapons delivery systems.[1] He is the husband of Dr. Rihab Taha (a.k.a. "Dr. Germ"), a microbiologist active in research into the production of bioweapons.[2] Iraqi government news sources indicated that he retired from his positions in 2002, at the age of 65.[1]
Rashid was the six of spades in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards issued by the United States during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3] After the invasion commenced, he issued a public statement calling for other Arab nations to decrease oil production, in order "to make the cost of war high for the Americans."[4] American troops raided his Baghdad home on April 14 in an effort to take him and his wife into custody, but both evaded capture. [2] He surrendered to coalition forces on April 28[1], and his wife surrendered on May 10.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Iraq's 'Missile Man' surrenders to U.S.", CBC News, published April 29, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Iraq's 'Dr Germ' detained", BBC News, published May 12, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007.
- ^ Zucco, Tom. "Troops dealt an old tool", The St. Petersburg Times, published April 12, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007.
- ^ Agence France-Presse. "Stop producing extra oil: Iraq tells Arabs", published March 25, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007.
