Chemical Ali

English

Etymology

Ali Hassan al-Majid used chemical weapons on Kurdistan.

Proper noun

Chemical Ali

  1. Nickname for Ali Hassan al-Majid, politician, general and convicted war criminal of Ba'athist Iraq.
    • 2003 March 29, “‘Chemical Ali’ Feared to Use Chemical Weapons”, in ABC News‎[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2025:
      Today that information is being scrutinized more than ever as U.S. forces approach Baghdad, and as "Chemical Ali" is believed to be one of the lynchpins of the defense of Iraq. All who know him fear he will do what he's done before and use chemical weapons.
    • 2007 April 26, “Chemical Ali's relatives shot”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 9 June 2023:
      Gunmen killed the wife and daughter of the brother of the man known as Chemical Ali, a notorious lieutenant of Saddam Hussein, at the family's home in Tikrit on Thursday, police said.
    • 2010 January 25, “Iraq executes Chemical Ali”, in The Guardian‎[3], archived from the original on 29 April 2025:
      Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, was executed today for crimes against humanity in Iraq's highest profile execution since Saddam Hussein was hanged three years ago.
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