Khalil Jalil Hamza (died August 11, 2007) was the governor of Al-Qādisiyyah province, Iraq. He was assassinated on August 11, 2007, along with the province's police chief Major General Khaled Hassan.[1] He was a member of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), the biggest Shia party in Iraq. Al Muthanna governor Mohammed Ali al-Hasani, who was also a member of SIIC, was killed later in the month on August 20, 2007.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Iraq governor assassinated", Gulf Daily News, 08-12-2007.
- ^ "Roadside bomb kills Iraq governor", BBC News, 08-20-2007.
External links
edit- Iraqi Provincial Governor, Police Chief Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack
- Fatal bombings seen as retribution
- Iraq governor assassinated