ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Majīd (born c. 1941, Tikrīt, Iraq—died Jan. 25, 2010, Baghdad) was an Iraqi Baʿth Party official and a cousin of Iraqi Pres. Ṣaddām Ḥussein. During his career he became known for brutal attacks on Iraqi citizens, especially Kurds and Shīʿites. In 1958 al-Majīd joined the Baʿth Party. More @Wikipedia
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