  sulá¹­Än hÄshim aá¸¥mad muá¸¥ammad al-á¹¬ÄÊ¾Ä« (arabic:Ø³ÙØ·Ø§Ù ÙØ§Ø´Ù Ø£Ø­ÙØ¯ ÙØ­ÙØ¯ Ø§ÙØ·Ø§Ø¦Ù, b. 1944 in mosul, iraq) was minister of defense under saddam hussein's regime. considered one of iraq's most competent military commanders, he was appointed to the position in 1995. during his thirty-year military career, sultan commanded two brigades, three divisions, and two corps of regular army corps before assuming responsibilities as minister of defense. ==career==  ===persian gulf war=== ahmad served in the iraqi army during the 1980-1988 iranâiraq war and later in the persian gulf war, signing the ceasefire that ended it. he survived several purges and became the highest-ranking general in the iraqi army. he was regarded largely as a figurehead in the iraqi military with any amount of real control. ===iraq war=== as the invasion of iraq loomed, it was reported in the guardian in february 2003 that ahmad had been placed under house arrest by saddam hussein, in a move that was apparently designed to prevent a coup. nevertheless he continued to appear on iraqi state-run t.v., to preserve a sense of normality. ahmad was number 27 on the united states' list of most wanted former iraqi officials. on september 19, 2003, after nearly a week of negotiations, he gave himself up in mosul to the 101st airborne division (air assault). dawood bagistani, who arranged the surrender to maj. gen. david petraeus, said ahmad was handed over "with great respect" and was with his family at the time. bagistani said the u.s. military had promised to remove ahmad's name from the list of 55 most-wanted, meaning he would not face indefinite confinement and possible prosecution. "we trust the promise," bagistani said. special treat
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