About Adel al-Zubeidi
Lived 1956 – 2005 (aged 48–49). Adel al-Zubeidi was an Iraqi lawyer, known for Taha Yassin Ramadan.
Adel al-Zubeidi was a defense attorney during the Hussein Trials on the legal team representing Taha Yassin Ramadan.
He was killed on November 8, 2005, by three gunmen driving in either an Opel or a "government vehicle" outside Adil, a Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad. He was traveling with Thamer Hamoud al-Khuzaie, another lawyer associated with the trials who was wounded in the attack. A day earlier, al-Zubeidi had predicted he would be murdered.
He was the second of Saddam's attorneys to be killed by unidentified forces, his death coming less than three weeks after Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi was also killed.
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Who was Adel al-Zubeidi?
Iraqi lawyer
When was Adel al-Zubeidi born?
Adel al-Zubeidi was born in 1956 in Baghdad.
When did Adel al-Zubeidi die?
Adel al-Zubeidi died on 8 November 2005 in Al-Adel.
What was Adel al-Zubeidi's occupation?
Adel al-Zubeidi was a lawyer.
What was Adel al-Zubeidi known for?
Adel al-Zubeidi was known for Taha Yassin Ramadan.
What nationality was Adel al-Zubeidi?
Adel al-Zubeidi was Iraqi.
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