Ali al-Haidari

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Ali al-Haidari (died January 4, 2005; Arabic: علي الحيدري, Alī al-Ḥaidarī) was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate in Iraq. Al-Haidari had narrowly escaped being killed in an assassination attempt in early September 2004 in Baghdad,[1] but he was assassinated by armed gunmen during a second attempt in Baghdad in early 2005.[2]

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  1. ^ "Baghdad governor escapes attack", Al Jazeera, 2004-09-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 
  2. ^ "Iraqi governor killed, Green Zone hit", Al Jazeera, 2005-01-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.