Abdul Razak al-Hashimi

Dr. Abdul Razak al-Hashimi is a former Iraqi diplomat, Minister of Higher Education, and senior advisor to Saddam Hussein.

Dr. Hashimi graduated from Boston University in 1969. In 1974, he was part of a delegation to France to negotiate the purchase of nuclear reactors.

He led Iraq's Organisation of Friendship, Peace, and Solidarity to counter the 2003 Invasion of Iraq with human shield volunteers.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Charlotte, Inside the deluded world of the 'human shields', The Telegraph, 2 March 2003


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